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Yesterday (5th) was a holiday with few tests, so the number of additional confirmed patients also decreased. I came back down to 500 people. In rural areas, the number of people infected with the mutant virus continues to increase, and quarantine authorities are concerned that it may spread to other areas nearby.
Reporter Deok-Hyun Kim will deliver this information.
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A middle school in Nam-gu, Ulsan.
Including this, 26 people were confirmed at 11 local schools in Ulsan over two days.
The spread of the British mutant virus appears to have led to a series of infections everywhere.
It is known that the UK mutation is about 50% stronger than the existing virus.
There were 76 confirmed cases of British mutant in Ulsan, and 337 were confirmed in contact with them.
Among confirmed cases in Ulsan, the rate of mutation in the UK was 63.8%, four times higher than the national average.
The British variant is leading the trend as it has become the dominant species in the region.
As the number of severely ill patients is increasing, they are also having difficulty in bed operation.
Of particular concern is the spread to nearby areas.
The city of Busan is investigating whether people who have come into contact with a confirmed patient in Ulsan have a stool infection.
In Gyeongnam, southern Gyeonggi, Chungbuk, and Gwangju, cases of mutant group infection in the UK have also been confirmed.
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quarantine authorities are also working to stop the spread of South African mutation.
The South African mutation explained that the vaccine and treatment were less effective than the British variant.
However, he said that there have been no cases of mutant virus infections by persons who have been vaccinated twice.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Hwang Ji-young)