The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o'clock on the 17th, the number of new corona19 confirmed patients in Korea increased by 230 to a cumulative 28,000.



The number of new confirmed cases increased by 7 from the previous day (223) and was counted to 200 for four consecutive days.



Looking at the path of infection of 230 new confirmed patients on this day, 202 domestic outbreaks and 28 foreign inflows.



The number of confirmed cases in Korea increased by 9 from the previous day (193), exceeding 200, and continued three digits for 7 consecutive days since the 11th.



The number of confirmed domestic outbreaks in the 200s is only 76 days since September 2 (253).



This spread is due to the occurrence of new cases of outbreaks in schools, clubs, prayer centers, department stores, restaurants, etc., in a situation where group infections are prevalent in everyday places such as cafes, workplaces, and family and acquaintance groups.