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Yesterday (12th), the number of new confirmed patients fell to 362, and it fell to 300 again in four days.
However, infections in the metropolitan area are seldom decreasing, with over 30 group infections occurring at university hospitals in Seoul.
This is reporter Hwa Gang-yoon
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Yesterday, there were 362 new corona19 confirmed cases, down to 300 in four days, but the number of tests was reduced by more than half due to the Lunar New Year holiday.
In particular, there were 131 confirmed cases in Seoul alone, with 257 new cases in the metropolitan area, accounting for 74% of domestic cases.
Although the average number of confirmed cases per day in the metropolitan area is around 200, it is not decreasing but increasing gradually.
Meanwhile, 37 patients, including 29 patients, 1 guardian, and 7 nurses, were infected at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul, and are conducting a thorough investigation of patients and medical staff.
[Park Young-joon / Head of Epidemiological Investigation Team, Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters: Expanded inspections are being conducted to carry out full inspections to the rest of the floor, and although it is a holiday season, there is a group outbreak, so it is progressing quickly...
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In addition, 22 additional infected people were confirmed in the family of Youngsaenggyo church members in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, and the employee training academy of the church members, resulting in a cumulative confirmation of 123.
Eight people infected with mutant virus also increased to 88.
There were 5 new infections from the UK and 3 from South Africa, where the vaccine was less effective.
The quarantine authorities said that all of the new mutant infected people were introduced overseas, and that domestic transmission through contacts has not yet been confirmed.