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new corona 19 confirmed yesterday (8th) was 2,049, recording 2,000 for two days in a row. As the number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area rises to around 1,400 for two days in a row, concerns are growing that it will spread again nationwide ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
Reporter Jang Se-man reports.
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Among the new confirmed cases yesterday, 2,018 cases were domestic cases, excluding 31 imported cases.
Following 2,050 the day before, it recorded the 2,000 mark for the second day.
By region, unlike the non-metropolitan areas, where the size of the epidemic has decreased somewhat, the phenomenon of re-spreading in the metropolitan area is remarkable.
The number of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area recorded 1,400 for the second day, and the proportion of the total outbreak rose to around 70%.
If the spread of the metropolitan area intensifies, there is concern that the vicious cycle that spreads back to the non-metropolitan area ahead of the Chuseok holiday, when the movement volume is soaring, will repeat like the summer vacation season.
The number of gastric and severe patients currently receiving treatment decreased by 11 from the previous day to 366, and 9 people died during treatment, showing that 2,343 people have lost their lives so far.
About 380,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 a day yesterday, and the vaccination rate is 61.8% of the total population.
The number of people who completed vaccination is 19.11 million, which is 37.2% of the total population.
The quarantine authorities announced that 873,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine will arrive in Korea this afternoon.
Today's arrival is part of the 40 million doses contracted directly by the government with Moderna, and 10.6 million doses have been received so far.