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There were more than 500 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for three days in a row as group infections continued in daily life. Vaccination rates are accelerating, and the government expects close to 15 million people to get their first dose by the end of the month.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo reported.
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Yesterday (17th), there were 507 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Excluding 23 patients imported from overseas, 484 cases were domestic.
By region, 369 cases were concentrated in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon alone.
In the non-metropolitan area, there were 115 confirmed cases, including 19 in Chungbuk and 12 in Daejeon.
Meanwhile, more than 410,000 people were vaccinated yesterday alone, and 14.23 million people have completed the first dose so far.
The primary vaccination rate has risen to 27.7% of the population, and about 3.75 million of them have completed the second vaccination.
However, the government believes that the current vaccination rate is not enough to contain the epidemic situation and plans to speed up vaccination.
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