With the spread of Corona 19 in Korea seldom subdued, the number of new confirmed cases today (17th) was in the early 600s.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o'clock today, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases increased by 619, accumulating 132,290.
The number increased by 9 from yesterday (610), continuing to 600 for three days in a row.
Normally, on weekends and holidays, the number of tests drastically decreases and the number of new confirmed patients tends to decrease, but this time it has not decreased as much as expected.
In particular, considering the fact that it rained nationwide yesterday, the number of confirmed patients in the 600 range is not small.
The number of confirmed holidays in the previous 3 weeks was less than 500 (499 → 488 → 463), an increase of 120 to 156 from this time.
Today, the infection route of new confirmed cases is 597 local outbreaks and 22 foreign inflows.
The number of confirmed cases estimated to have been infected in the community reached 600, up 25 from yesterday (572).
Looking at the recent outbreak of patients, the scale of infection in existing outbreak cases increases day by day, and new cases of infection in everyday spaces such as meetings, workplaces, and multi-use facilities are continuing, and the '4th epidemic' has not subsided.
From the 11th to today, the number of new confirmed cases for the past week was 511 → 635 → 715 → 747 → 681 → 610 → 619 per day.
During this period, 500 units are numbered 1, 600 units are numbered 4, and 700 units are number 2
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