There were 1,423 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 a day yesterday (23rd), and it has been around 1,000 for the 16th day since the 9th.
Excluding 28 imported cases, 1,395 were infected in Korea.
By region, 1,129 cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area, and 266 cases were confirmed in non-metropolitan areas as well.
The number of severe cases decreased by 11 from the previous day to 316, and the number of deaths increased by 21, so far 2,766 people have lost their lives.
Until yesterday, 40.76 million people, or 79.4% of the population, had been vaccinated, of which 35.97 million, or 70.1% of the total population, were vaccinated.
It is the first time in 239 days since the first vaccination was started on February 26th that the vaccination completion rate exceeded 70%.
The government will unveil a draft of a new quarantine system for the step-by-step recovery of daily life tomorrow afternoon, and it is known that it will contain details such as lifting restrictions on business hours for restaurants and cafes.
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