As the spread of COVID-19 in Korea continues, according to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as Seoul on the 6th, a total of 1,561 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the country from 0 to 6 pm.
This is 87 more than the 1,474 people counted at the same time the day before.
If you look at the regions where the confirmed cases were confirmed, 1,152 people (73.8%) were in the metropolitan area, and 409 people (26.2%) were in the non-metropolitan area. 48 people, Daegu 43, Chungbuk 41, Chungnam 40, Gangwon 24, Daejeon 15, Jeonbuk 13, Jeonnam 10, etc.
As there is still time until midnight, when the counting ends, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 00:00 on the 7th is expected to increase further and record 1,900.
The 4th pandemic, which started in early July of this year, shows no sign of calming down in three months.
The number of confirmed cases per day recorded four digits for 92 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211), and today (6th) is the 93rd day.
If you look at the major cases of infection, there have been many cluster outbreaks nationwide with workplaces as a link.
11 workers were infected with a toilet paper manufacturer in Hanam, Gyeonggi-do, and 16 workers were confirmed at a cold storage company in Yongin.
At an auto parts manufacturer in Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, 18 workers were confirmed at once, and 15 confirmed cases were related to a plastics manufacturer in Jincheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.