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Yesterday (10th), the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded 2,223, the highest ever. The number exceeded 2,000 for the first time since the first outbreak in January last year. In response, the government requested that travel be minimized during the upcoming Liberation Day holiday.



By Kim Yong-tae, staff reporter.



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number of new COVID-19 cases has risen to 2,223.



After the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Korea in January of last year, the number exceeded 2,000 for the first time in a year and six months.



By region, 1,405 were confirmed in the metropolitan area alone, including 650 in Seoul and 648 in Gyeonggi, and 740 in non-metropolitan areas, including 139 in Gyeongnam and 125 in Busan.



It is spreading not only in the metropolitan area but also across the country.



High-intensity quarantine measures have been in place for over a month, including the 4th stage of distance in the metropolitan area, but with no effect.



The government diagnosed that the amount of movement between regions is increasing due to the effect of the holiday season.



The number of confirmed cases has increased in major tourist destinations such as Gangwon, Busan, and Gyeongnam, and it is analyzed that the number of confirmed cases is increasing in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do due to returning from vacation.



In addition, cluster infections are continuing due to the spread of the delta mutation, which is highly contagious.



The government has recommended that if you visit a vacation spot where a lot of people gather, you should get a diagnostic test before returning to your daily life.



[Gwondeokcheol / Secretary of Health and Human Services: If you are diagnosed party occurs, we ask that lead to business closure, etc., so that enormous damage can be caused, give me perform them actively in the preventive dimension]



In addition to moving to the Independence Day holiday, starting this weekend. pleaded for restraint.



A nationwide campaign of 'Stay at Home' during the Liberation Day holiday is also scheduled to be held jointly by government ministries.



Amid the delay in the supply of moderna vaccines, the first vaccination recorded 21.63 million people, or 42.1% of the population, and the completion of vaccination was 8.05 million, or 15.7%.