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problem is that now may not be the peak. It is predicted that the peak will not be reached until the end of this month at the earliest.



That means the current situation is bad, and medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyun analyzed the current situation.



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is a sister church in Daegu where the mass infection occurred.



Members of various churches gathered to engage in religious activities, and the number of confirmed cases increased to 179.



Most of them are delta mutations.



In Seoul, delta mutations were found in 11 of the 19 indoor sports facilities where the cluster infection occurred.



The delta mutation, which is 2.4 times stronger than the previous virus, is the biggest cause of the fourth pandemic.



[Park Hyang/Central Accident Control Headquarters Head of Prevention: The delta mutation has a high transmission power and has a strong initial infectivity, so it is difficult to block the transmission.] The



detection rate of the delta mutation, which was less than half (48%) three weeks ago, is now 70% (73.1%) ) has been exceeded.



As delta mutations become the dominant species, breakthrough infections that remain after vaccination are on the rise.



Last week, at a nursing hospital in Busan, there were 56 confirmed cases, 49 of which were breakthrough infections.



The increase in travel during the holiday season is also a factor in the spread.



Last month, the 4th stage in the metropolitan area and the 1st and 2nd stage in the non-metropolitan area spread between regions under different quarantine standards.



[Kwon Jun-wook/Director of the National Institute of Health (last month 26th): As the balloon effect and the increase in the amount of travel during the holiday season, the trend turned to increase mainly in large cities and travel areas in non-metropolitan areas… .] In addition,



the rate of infection through individual contact with a confirmed person in daily life has also risen to 52%.



The first epidemic centered on the Shincheonji Daegu Church, the second epidemic that spread through churches and Liberation Day rallies, and the third epidemic were mainly infections in nursing homes and correctional facilities.



Another type of this fourth wave seems to be longer and more difficult than the previous ones.