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number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 fell back to the 400 level in six days due to the decrease in the number of weekend tests. However, the quarantine authorities judge that it is too early to be relieved, with the 'hidden infection' still approaching 30%.



Correspondent Kim Deok-hyeon reports.



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Among the new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 454 cases are domestic, excluding 31 cases imported from abroad.



By region, there were 310 confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, including 149 in Seoul and 146 in Gyeonggi, and 144 in non-metropolitan areas, including 26 in Daegu.



The number of confirmed cases fell to the 400 level again in six days, but it is difficult to see that the spread of the virus has stopped because the number of tests on the 5th day (5th) was affected by a drop to less than half of the weekday.



There are still risk factors, such as the number of cluster infections centered on multi-use facilities, and the rate of 'hidden infections' with unknown routes of infection approaching 30%.



In Daegu, where the virus has recently been spreading, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 313, with 7 additional cases related to the British mutation.



[Sohn Young-rae/Chairman of the Social Strategy Team at the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters (Yesterday): The scale of vaccination is not sufficient to reduce the overall epidemic. If you



are not careful,

there is still a possibility that the epidemic will grow.] As

the mutated virus is also spreading steadily, the government has urged you to strictly follow the quarantine rules in your daily life.



Meanwhile, 2,958 people received the first dose of the Corona 19 vaccine yesterday, and the cumulative number of first doses so far is 7,590,700, or 14.8% of the total population.