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number of new corona 19 confirmed cases in Korea announced yesterday (12th) is already the fifth three-digit number.

In recent years, group infections have occurred in various places in the non-metropolitan area, and in terms of the increase in confirmed cases, they have far outpaced the metropolitan area.



This is Kang Min-woo.



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In August, another group infection occurred in a concentrated area of ​​entertainment establishments in Seo-gu, Gwangju, where more than 20 confirmed cases were found.



On the 10th, after an entertainment business worker was tested positive, yesterday, two employees of the same business and three business visitors were confirmed.



It is known that most of the business users did not wear masks properly, and there is a high concern about further infection.



[Park Hyang/Gwangju Metropolitan City Welfare and Health Bureau Director: (Confirmation) 124 guests who came to another room at the time of working time are now secured by 124 people on the QR code list.] In



Sacheon, Gyeongnam, two people related to a couple confirmed With the addition, the number of confirmed patients increased to a total of 16, and 3 additional infections related to the Daegu Jesus Center Church also resulted in a cumulative confirmed number of 40.



In Gangwon-do, attendance at 24 schools was suspended today as four elementary school principals and four vice principals were confirmed.



In the last two weeks, the number of domestic cases has been concentrated in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, but the rate of increase itself is more than four times higher in the non-metropolitan area than in the metropolitan area.



[Kwon Jun-wook/President of the National Institute of Health: In addition to the existing metropolitan area, a considerable amount of confirmed cases have occurred in areas such as Cheonan and Asan in Chungnam, Wonju in Gangwon-do, and Changwon in Gyeongnam.]



Accordingly, Cheonan and Asan in Chungnam, Wonju in Gangwon and Suncheon in Jeollanam-do have social distancing. Has been raised to step 1.5, and Gwangju Metropolitan City is also reviewing the upgrade of the distance step.