While the spread of Corona 19 in Korea continues, the number of new confirmed cases today (29th) approached 600.
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 today, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 595, bringing the total to 156,167.
The number increased by 94 from yesterday (501), continuing the level of 500 for two days in a row.
Usually, until the beginning of the week, the number of confirmed cases tends to decrease significantly as the decrease in the number of tests on the previous weekend and holiday continues.
In particular, as of Monday, the number of 595 is 201 more than on the 22nd (394) of the previous week, and it is the first time in 25 weeks since the 5th (714) of the first week of January this year, the last period of the 'third pandemic'. record for the most.
The route of infection of today's new confirmed cases is 560 locally and 35 from overseas.
If you look at the recent epidemic situation, the number of confirmed cases per day is fluctuating between 300 and 600 as group infections are occurring one after another across the country.
From the 23rd to today, the number of new confirmed cases in the past week is 645 → 610 → 634 → 668 → 614 → 501 → 595 per day.
During this period, 600 people are 5 times and 500 people are 2 times.
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