The spread of the fourth wave of COVID-19 in Korea, which started in early July, has slowed, and the number of new confirmed cases has dropped to the 1,000 level.
This is the lowest figure in 103 days since July 7 (1,211 people).
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 00:00 today (18th), the number of new confirmed cases increased by 1,050, bringing the total number to 343,445.
The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 370 from yesterday (1,420).
Even compared to 1,297 people on Sunday of last week (October 11 as of the announcement date) a week ago, 247 fewer people.
If you look at the route of infection of the new confirmed cases today, 1,30 cases were local and 20 were imported.
The number of daily confirmed cases has been in the four digits for 104 days in a row since July 7 (1,211).
From the 12th to today, 1,347 → 1,583 → 1,939 → 1,684 → 1,618 → 1,420 → 1,50 per day is.
The number of new confirmed cases has been less than 2,000 for 10 consecutive days since the 9th (1,953).