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were 556 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday (5th). It has fallen below 600 again in five days due to the influence of the weekend, but the spread is not slowing down. The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine rose slightly to 14.8%.
Reporter Nam Joo-hyun.
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Of the 556 new confirmed cases, 541 are domestic cases, excluding 15 imported cases.
By region, there were 356 confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, including 177 in Seoul and 157 in Gyeonggi, and 185 in non-metropolitan areas, including 45 in Daegu.
In connection with the new construction site of the Bank of Korea Annex building in Jung-gu, Seoul, where construction was halted due to a cluster infection, one additional person was confirmed in Seoul, bringing the total to 30.
[Seoul Jung-gu Office Official: I wore a mask when I was working, but I'm guessing that it was a place to eat or a smoking place (maybe it was an infection place).]
Yesterday, about 14,000 people received the Corona 19 vaccine for the first time, the first cumulative About 7.59 million people were vaccinated, and the inoculation rate rose to 14.8%.
It is analyzed that the number of severe cases and deaths did not increase significantly despite the continued number of confirmed cases thanks to vaccination.
The fatality rate of COVID-19 has steadily decreased from 1.78% at the time of vaccination at the end of February, and it was 1.37% yesterday.
In the midst of this, from tomorrow, seniors aged 60 to 64 will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Of the 3.95 million eligible people, 3.11 million people who made a reservation by last week, and 79%, get vaccinated one after another at a nearby medical institution.
The government predicted that the first dose of 13 million people, or 25% of the population, would be completed within this month as scheduled.