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were 794 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest number in 68 days since April. A day before the reorganization of the distance, there was an emergency.
By Kim Yong-tae, staff reporter.
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were 794 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday (29th), the highest number in 68 days since April 23.
Excluding 35 imported cases, 759 cases were domestically infected.
Domestically, 631 cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area, including 368 in Seoul and 234 in Gyeonggi, and 128 in non-metropolitan areas, including 26 in Daejeon.
The proportion of patients in the metropolitan area is 83%.
The government said that the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing among young people in their 20s and 30s, and was particularly concerned that group infections are continuing at academies, pubs, and entertainment facilities used by young people.
In addition, a number of cases of delta mutation infection have been reported in the metropolitan area, so it was diagnosed that the warning light was turned on for quarantine.
In particular, the authorities are closely monitoring the quarantine measures due to the application of new social distancing from tomorrow.
[Gwondeokcheol / Secretary of Health and Human Services: If you meet the step raise standards and confirmed party size increases, we plan to adjust quickly distancing steps to reduce the infection risk;
this center last day 10 006 thousand people Corona virus 1 About 15.32 million people, 29.8% of the total population, completed the first vaccination.
The number of people who completed the second vaccination was 4.9 million, or 9.6% of the total population.