<Anchor> The number of



new COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,000 for a week. Moderna vaccine pre-registration for those aged 55 to 59, which was abruptly stopped yesterday (12th), has been delayed until next week, and there are some subjects who will start new vaccinations from today.



Reporter Jang Se-man reports.



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Of the 1,150 confirmed cases yesterday, 1,097 cases were domestic, excluding 53 imported cases.



In the metropolitan area, where the number of confirmed cases is concentrated, 794 people, including 414 in Seoul, were confirmed, and 303 were confirmed in non-metropolitan areas.



At a meeting this morning, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters diagnosed the situation as very serious, saying that the daily average number of confirmed cases surged by 51% compared to the previous week, and the infection reproduction index also increased from 1.20 to 1.24.



[Hee-gyeom Kim / Head of Disaster Safety Management Division, Ministry of Public Administration and Security: 80% of cases are being investigated for contact with confirmed cases or infection routes, and the delta mutation accounts for 63% of the total number of mutated virus detections (very serious)]



Yesterday's vaccine volume Regarding the 55-59-year-old coronavirus vaccination, which caused a sudden suspension of reservations due to exhaustion, the government announced that it would resume reservations on the 19th, but did not disclose the specific time and amount of additional introduction.



Of the 3.52 million people aged 55 to 59 years old, 1.67 million, or 47%, have not yet made a reservation.



Some people will be vaccinated starting today.



In the case of Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Pfizer vaccine self-vaccination starts today for school workers, delivery drivers, public transportation drivers, and environmental cleaners who have frequent contact with people.



200,000 people were allocated to Seoul and 140,000 people were allocated to Gyeonggi-do.



In addition, Pfizer vaccinations for 380,000 staff and care workers in daycare centers, kindergartens, and first and second grade elementary schools across the country will start today.