As the spread of Corona 19 in Korea is gradually increasing, the number of new confirmed cases has soared to 300 today (18th).



The 300 confirmed cases have been 81 days since August 29 (323), when the corona19 collective infection began in earnest, centering on the metropolitan area.



This is due to a rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases as group infections have spread simultaneously through everyday spaces such as family and acquaintance meetings, sports facilities, saunas, autumn mountain clubs, and workplaces instead of specific facilities or groups.



According to statistics, the'third epidemic' is gradually becoming a reality following the first pandemic in Daegu and Gyeongbuk in February-March, and the second pandemic in the capital area in August-September.



In order to curb this spread, the government decided to upgrade the'social distance' from stage 1 to stage 1.5 in the metropolitan area, Gwangju, and Gangwon areas, but there is concern that it will not be easy to block the spread due to the wide spread of infection Comes out.



The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of today's 0 o'clock, the number of new corona 19 confirmed cases increased by 313, and the cumulative number was 29,311.



It was 83 more than yesterday (230).



The number of new confirmed cases indicated three digits on the 11th day after the 8th of this month (143).



As of this month, the number of new confirmed cases per day is 124 → 97 → 75 → 118 → 125 → 145 → 89 → 143 → 126 → 100 → 146 → 143 → 191 → 205 → 208 people → 222 people (corrected from 223 originally) → 230 people → 313 people, except for only three times, all three digits were recorded.



In the past few days, the number of increases has gradually increased, with five days exceeding 200.



Looking at the infection route of 313 new confirmed patients today, local outbreaks are 245 and foreign inflows are 68.



The number of confirmed local outbreaks increased by 43 from yesterday (202), reaching 200, and continued a three-digit increase for eight consecutive days since the 11th of this month.



The 245 confirmed cases were the most in 77 days since September 2 (253).



In the area where the confirmed cases came out, 181 people were found in the metropolitan area alone, including 91 in Seoul, 81 in Gyeonggi, and 9 in Incheon.



The number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area was 88 → 113 → 109 → 124 → 127 (corrected from 128 at the beginning) → 137 → 181 per day from the 12th, with an average of 125.6 people per day for one week.



Outside the metropolitan area, Jeonnam was the largest with 15 people, followed by Gyeongbuk 12 people, Gwangju and Gyeongnam each 9, Chungnam 6, Gangwon and Busan 5 each, Daegu 2 and Daejeon 1 and so on.



Excluding the metropolitan area, only 60 people are confirmed.



In the case of major infections,'everyday infections', in which infections occur throughout the living space, have recently become prominent.



Regarding a sports facility in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, a total of 18 people were confirmed by the day of yesterday, and new cases of outbreaks were followed, including sauna-related in Seocho-gu (14 people accumulated), autumn mountain club in the metropolitan area (14 people), and manufacturing plant in Jung-gu (13 people) .



In addition, small-scale sporadic infections are continuing nationwide, such as a nursing home for the disabled in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon (17 people), a university hospital in Gwangju (26), a restaurant in Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do (13), and a family gathering in Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk (23 people).



The number of new confirmed overseas inflows today was 68, more than yesterday's (28).



This is the highest number in 116 days since July 25 (86) this year.



At the time, many of our workers returning home from Iraqi construction sites were tested positive for Corona 19, and the number of confirmed cases increased as there were one after another from Russian ships arriving at Busan Port.



Of the confirmed cases, 50 were confirmed during quarantine at the airport or port, and the remaining 18 were in Gyeonggi (6), Gyeongbuk (4), Incheon/Ulsan (3 each), and Seoul/Chungnam (1 each). While self-isolation in a living facility, I was tested positive.



When local outbreaks and overseas inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, Seoul has 92 people, Gyeonggi 87, and Incheon 12, and 191 people are in the metropolitan area.



Nationally, 13 new cases have been confirmed.



The number of'severe' patients whose condition was severe or worsened after being confirmed with Corona 19 increased by 7 from yesterday to a total of 67.



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