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549 new corona 19 confirmed cases came out yesterday (19th), recording 500 for two days in a row, and the rate of infection in non-metropolitan areas exceeded 30%. The quarantine authorities diagnosed the situation as in jeopardy, saying that the infection accumulated in the metropolitan area is spreading to the non-metropolitan area.
The first news, this is Jang Se-man.
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Of the new corona19 confirmed yesterday, 529 were domestic outbreaks, excluding 20 foreign patients.
By region, 349 people were confirmed in metropolitan areas such as Seoul, and 180 people came out from non-metropolitan areas.
The average daily local outbreak is about 622, which is still at 2.5 stages according to the standard for adjusting the distance stage.
As for major cases of infection, new cases of outbreaks occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area, at churches in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, and restaurants in Hanam, Gyeonggi-do.
An additional 10 people were tested positive at an electronics company factory in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and a related confirmed person came out at Jinju acquaintances and Gimhae moisturizing academies in Gyeongnam as well.
At today's major conference held at the Sejong Government Complex, it was diagnosed that the accumulated community infections in the metropolitan area were spreading to the non-metropolitan area along with the recent increase in the amount of movement.
[Kwon Deok-cheol/Minister of Health and Welfare: A dangerous situation continues, in which infection continues to reach acquaintances, family members, and schools through multi-use facilities such as gyms and academies.]
The government announced that it will set up 264 vaccination centers in all municipalities by the end of this month so that 3 million people can be vaccinated by April and 12 million people in the first half.
Regarding vaccination, about 12,200 people received the first vaccination a day yesterday, and the number of cumulative first vaccinations reached 1639,000.