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new COVID-19 cases fell below 2,000 in one day. However, the rate of infection in the metropolitan area exceeded 70% for the third day, and the number of deaths recorded double digits in five days.
First news, this is Reporter Ahn Sang-woo.
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Among the new confirmed cases, a total of 1,927 people were infected in the community.
By region, an additional 1,363 people were infected in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon alone.
In non-metropolitan areas such as 93 in Chungnam and 69 in Busan, there were 564 confirmed cases a day yesterday (1st).
The number of new confirmed cases fell below 2,000 in one day, but the spread in the metropolitan area is still strong.
In fact, the rate of total domestic infections in the metropolitan area has exceeded 70% for three days in a row since the 31st of last month.
As the holiday season is over, the spread of non-metropolitan areas has slowed for a while, but the epidemic may spread across the country again due to the Chuseok holiday, where large-scale population movement is inevitable.
The number of patients infected with Corona 19 and receiving treatment for severe stomach and severe cases was 371, a decrease of 28 from the previous day, but the number of deaths increased by double digits again in 5 days, adding 11 people a day yesterday.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), about 29.45 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and 16.28 million of them have been vaccinated, which is 31.7% of the total population.