<Anchor> As the
number of tests increased again over the weekend, the number of new coronavirus confirmed patients today (28th) is expected to reach a maximum of 800. Infections in daily life due to personal contact are increasing rather than group infections centered on specific facilities.
The first news, this is reporter Lim Tae-woo.
<Reporter> The
number of new confirmed cases nationwide by 9 o'clock last night was 712, 269 more than the previous day.
If this is the case, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced today is expected to range from at least the mid-to-late 700 to as many as 800.
If there are 800 confirmed cases, it will be 111 days since January 7th.
In the morning of yesterday,
27 people were confirmed
, starting with two foreign workers at an auto parts manufacturer in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do
.
[Park Sang-don/Cheonan Mayor: It is estimated that the spread in the workplace has occurred due to insufficient wearing of masks and 3 dense environment.] In the last
two weeks, these group infections accounted for 22% of all infections. Infections from contact have increased significantly, reaching nearly half.
It is also an anxiety factor that the number of patients with severe or severe illness has returned to an increasing trend.
Yesterday, 24 people a day increased to 156.
In particular, about a quarter of confirmed patients are aged 60 or older, so there is a high possibility that the number of patients with severe gastric disorders will increase further.
To prevent the increase in the number of people with severe gastric disorders, the health authorities decided to strengthen precautions in high-risk facilities and promptly immunize seniors aged 65 and over next month.