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than 500 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 occurred for two consecutive days.
In spring, outdoor activities are increasing, and by-elections are also ahead, so there is concern about further spread.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo on the report.
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Of the 551 new corona19 confirmed cases that occurred yesterday (31st), 537 are domestic infection cases, excluding 14 foreign patients.
By region, 342 people were concentrated in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon.
On the 30th of last month, 14 confirmed cases were added to the music club in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where the first confirmed cases were found, and a group infection occurred at a high school in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and the number of related confirmed cases increased to 11.
Nearly 200 confirmed cases were also found in non-metropolitan areas.
Busan City, where 53 confirmed cases came out yesterday, decided to upgrade to the second stage of distancing from tomorrow.
In the spring, as tourists and vehicles are increasing, and events such as re-elections are ahead, the government has repeatedly emphasized compliance with quarantine regulations in daily life, saying that there is concern about re-proliferation in the spring.
[Park Yoomi/Seoul City Citizen Health Bureau Director: The spread of acquaintances continues.
Please strictly observe the'Prohibition of meetings with more than 5 people' and follow the proper mask-wearing method.]
Four additional patients infected with Corona 19 have died, and 1,735 people have died so far.
Until yesterday, 876,000 people completed the first dose of the Corona 19 vaccine, and the cumulative number of people who completed the second dose was 12,973.
In addition, the number of reported deaths after vaccination increased by two to a cumulative 28.