According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 315 new confirmed cases were confirmed nationwide from 0 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the 7th.
This is 64 fewer than the 379 aggregated at the same time yesterday.
By province, Gyeonggi 115, Seoul 97, Chungbuk 20, Incheon 15, Gwangju 14, Busan and Chungnam 11 each, Gangwon 10, Daegu 6, Jeonbuk 4, Ulsan 3, Sejong, Gyeongbuk, Jeonnam There are 2 people in Jeju and 1 in Gyeongnam.
As there is still time until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 a.m. tomorrow is expected to increase further, reaching the mid-to-late 300 range.
Yesterday, by midnight, the number increased by 37 to 416 in the final.
The number of new confirmed cases showed a gradual decrease this year, but after the Lunar New Year holiday (2.11-14), the number of new confirmed cases soared to the 600 level in the aftermath of the group infection, and recently it has been slightly down to the 300-400 level.
In the last week (3.1-7), an average of 400 new cases per day came out.
Among them, about 381 confirmed cases of local outbreaks per week, a key indicator of the adjustment of the'social distancing' stage, are maintained in the range of the second stage of distancing.
However, recently, 11 cases were confirmed at a nursing hospital in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, and 8 were confirmed at a Daegu sports facility.
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