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corona patients increased by about 1,500 more. Although it is down from the previous day, it is the highest number ever recorded as of Sunday. Authorities said that the number of patients in their 40s and 50s who have not been fully vaccinated with severe conditions is increasing recently, and repeatedly urged people to reserve and vaccinate.



Reporter Sang-Woo Ahn will tell you about this.



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is a private academy in Jeju City, Jeju-do.



Since the 13th, 40 people including students and instructors have been confirmed.



Jeju City hastily switched schools attended by confirmed patients to distance learning ahead of the start of school.



[Jeju Provincial Office of Education official: Because it is an area where colleges and universities are concentrated, many places (confirmed students) are changed to remote... .]



Yesterday (15th), Jeju Island, where 64 confirmed cases were recorded, a record high, will apply the 4th step of distancing from the day after tomorrow.



The infection reproduction index, which shows how many people a confirmed person infects, rose to 1.1 again in one week.



In particular, non-metropolitan areas rose to 1.16, and the weekly average daily number of infections exceeded 700 for the first time.



The number of weekly gastric and severe cases and deaths also recorded the highest since the fourth epidemic.



In particular, compared to last month, the number of patients in their 40s and 50s who did not complete the vaccination increased by 2.5 times and the number of deaths by nearly three times compared to last month.



[Kwon Jun-wook/Director of the National Institute of Health: In the end, nearly 90% of the stomach, severe, or death patients that are being discovered now are coming out of those who are not vaccinated… .]



Quarantine authorities have repeatedly emphasized vaccination.



In particular, we are taking reservations for additional vaccinations for those in their 60s and older who have not been vaccinated.



The quarantine authorities suggested that 70% of the population be vaccinated as a standard for herd immunity in Korea, but said that it is necessary to consider raising the standard further in consideration of delta mutations, etc.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Yoon In-su JIBS, Video editing: Kim Jong-mi)