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Yesterday (23rd), there were 1,509 new confirmed cases of Corona 19. There were 420 cases of severe gastritis, the highest number in more than 500 days since March last year.



Reporter Sang-woo Ahn reports.



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Yesterday, there were 1,509 new confirmed cases of Corona 19, recording four digits for 49 days in a row.



Excluding 39 cases imported from overseas, 1,470 are domestic cases.



By region, there were 960 confirmed cases in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, and 510 cases in non-metropolitan areas, including 72 in Daegu.



The number of patients receiving treatment for severe gastritis increased to 420, the highest since March 28 last year in more than 500 days.



The death toll rose by 6 to 2,228.



Quarantine authorities explain that although the number of severe cases and deaths increased as the total number of confirmed cases increased, the ratio remained stable.



[Baegyeongtaek / immunization response Promotion Team status General Lieutenant: cumulative mortality rate 0.94% inde is on or after May is determined that appeared last immunization effect chimyeongryul 0.33%]



government disinfectant bath beside the magnificent, which recently increased outbreaks decided to strengthen



In the 4th level area, the issuance of regular passes is prohibited, and workers must undergo PCR testing once every two weeks under the judgment of the local government.



In the case of the gentleman, he was asked to wear a mask continuously.



In addition, he urged active testing, saying that the rate of infection is increasing mainly in the foreign community residing in Korea.



Foreigners accounted for 13.6% of domestic cases last week, and over 35% in Sejong City.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: (Each ministries and local governments) please expand preemptive inspections in areas where foreigners live or where there are many foreign workers and strengthen on-site inspections.] About



380,000 people were vaccinated yesterday

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51.2% of the people, or 26.3 million people, have completed the first vaccination.



About 12.28 million people have completed the vaccination, and the vaccination rate is 21.9%.