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Today (10th), the number of new corona cases is expected to be around 2,400 as the number of tests increases. In particular, the increase in the number of critically ill patients, which the government is giving great importance to as they begin to recover in stages, is unusual. It was the highest in 74 days.



Correspondent Jang Se-man.



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cause of the spread is presumed to be the insufficient wearing of masks and the dense environment of elderly visitors to a day care center in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, where 42 people have been confirmed so far.



[Lee Sang-won/Director of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: The decrease in the effect of vaccination over time after complete vaccination, and the lack of compliance with quarantine rules are the biggest factors (see).]



Group infection in nursing homes and facilities As the number of confirmed cases surged since last August, the proportion of those in their 60s or older increased to 30%.



The number of critically ill patients and deaths, which are key management indicators, is also increasing.



Last week, the number of patients with severe severe cases surpassed 400, and the number rose to 425, the highest in 74 days.



The number of deaths last week also rose to 126, nearly 50% from the previous week's 85.



Although the utilization rate of intensive care beds nationwide does not reach 55%, which is 75%, which is the emergency plan standard to stop carrying out daily recovery, we cannot be relieved.



Seoul, where the number of new confirmed cases was concentrated, rose to 67.3%.



[Lee Sang-won / Head of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Division, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: How much medical resources are available for daily recovery management indicators and whether critical patients can be managed and deaths can be lowered through this (the key is)]



Health union strike declaration It is also a variable in bedside operation.



The Medical Solidarity Headquarters of the KCTU predicted a strike by demanding more nurses, but in this case, treatment of corona patients is expected to be disrupted.