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new confirmed patients recorded 400 on the second day.

It is worth noting that the number of confirmed cases was similar even though the number of tests decreased significantly because it was the weekend of yesterday (20th).



Reporter Han Ji-yeon will explain.



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Yesterday (20th), the number of new confirmed cases per day was 416, a decrease of 32 from the previous day, but the number of tests decreased by about half, and the positive rate, which represents the number of confirmed cases compared to the number of tests, exceeded 2%.



This is the first time since the 25th of last month that the positive rate has exceeded 2%.



The number of domestic patients for a week since the last 14 days has also increased to an average of 455 per day, more than 70 from the previous week.



It is the fifth day that the average number of local cases per day for a week has exceeded 400.



More than 400 people fall under the 2.5 steps of distance applied to the metropolitan area a week before.



The quarantine authorities have determined that the Lunar New Year holiday, when there was a large population movement, and the easing distance since last week had an effect.



This is because sporadic infections in everyday life such as family gatherings and work have increased significantly.



The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the plastic factory in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, spread to their families and co-workers, increased to 163, and the cumulative confirmed cases related to Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital were also counted to 206, including nearby patients and guardians.



Also, in the case of an acquaintance meeting in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, the number of confirmed cases increased to 79, with an increase of two.



[Son Young-rae/Central Accident Control Headquarters Social Strategy Team Leader: Local group infections such as family and acquaintance groups and multi-use facilities are also increasing steadily.

In the metropolitan area, especially after the Lunar New Year holidays, there are 300 to 400 patients every day.] The



government is paying close attention to the Lunar New Year holidays and the easing of distance.



(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Park Ki-deok)