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Yesterday (8th), new confirmed cases stayed in the 1,700 range due to the holidays, but the spread continues after the gradual recovery of daily life. In particular, the number of patients with severe serious illness recorded the highest number in 74 days, and the bed utilization rate is also increasing.



Reporter Jang Se-man reports.



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A day care center in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, where 42 people have been confirmed so far.



Inadequate use of masks by elderly visitors and a dense environment are presumed to be the causes of the spread.



[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 is 55% and 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 Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: How much medical resources are available for daily recovery management indicators, and whether critical patients can be managed and mortality can be lowered through this (the key is)]



Large hospitals such as Seoul National University Hospital The declaration of strike by the health union, which belongs to the nine hospitals, is also a variable in the operation of hospital beds.



The Medical Solidarity Headquarters of the Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) demanded more nurses and foretold a strike from the day after tomorrow, but in this case, treatment for corona patients is also expected to be disrupted.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Kim Jong-mi)  



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