<Anchor> The number of



additional confirmed patients continued on the second day. It should be noted that nearly half of all patients came from areas other than the metropolitan area. In Daegu, the number of people suffering from coronavirus continues to increase through entertainment bars, and teachers and children were infected at daycare centers in Sejong City.



First, this is reporter Kim Yong-tae.



<Reporter> There



were 40 more confirmed cases related to the Daegu entertainment bar.



The infection that started in one business has exploded with 15 businesses and 158 confirmed cases in 5 days.



In particular, since most of the employees and users are in their 20s and 30s with active social and economic activities, there is a concern about rapid spread.



[Hongho Chae/Deputy Mayor of Daegu City Administration: If the number of patients increases by 50 every day, the bed utilization rate will exceed 80% within this week, and a shortage of beds is expected. I would like to open a life treatment center.] The



city ​​of Daegu has issued an order to prohibit gatherings at more than 3,200 entertainment facilities such as entertainment bars and singing practice

centers by

the 30th.



In Sejong City, group infections occurred in day care centers.



Twenty people, including 8 infants and 5 staff members, including childcare teachers, were confirmed, but the route of infection is still a labyrinth.



[Im-cheol Ryu / Deputy Mayor of Sejong City Administration: We will do our best to block the connection, such as conducting a total inspection on 3,500 people during the week.] The



number of confirmed cases related to the Asan hot spring bath in Chungnam has also exceeded 80.



As sporadic group infections continued across the country, the proportion of non-metropolitan areas among confirmed cases in Korea yesterday (23rd) recorded 46.6%.



It is the highest in four months since the end of January.



The quarantine authorities emphasized that it will minimize the spread of the region through reinforced site inspections of multiple facilities and repeated preemptive inspections of high-risk facilities.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol and Kim Il-won, TJB, Video editing: Won-hee Won)