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There were more than 7,000 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday (8th), and it exceeded 7,000 for two days in a row. The number of patients with severe cases of severe seriousness also reached an all-time high of 857, and the number of infected with Omicron also increased to 60.



Correspondent Kim Deok-hyun.



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7,102 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday, recording the 7,000 level for two days in a row.



5,418 people came from the metropolitan area and 1,664 people from non-metropolitan areas.



At the end of last month, the number of new confirmed cases climbed to the 4,000 level for the first time, and the number of new cases has risen to over 7,000 in two weeks.



The main infected are children and adolescents who have not received the vaccine and the elderly aged 60 years or older, where breakthrough infection occurs due to the ineffectiveness of the vaccine.



Accordingly, the government has requested that the 3rd dose interval for seniors aged 60 and over be reduced by one month from the previous one to three months after completion of the vaccination and be completed within this month.



If you are over the age of 60 and are eligible for the third dose, you can get the vaccine at a nearby medical institution without an appointment.



The number of seriously ill patients reached 857, an increase of 17 from the previous day, again recording the highest number ever.



57 people have died and 4,077 people have died from COVID-19 so far.



85% of the intensive care beds in the metropolitan area are operating, and the number of people waiting for hospitalization for more than a day is virtually saturated with 1,003 people.



The quarantine authorities said, "Currently, it can withstand up to 10,000 confirmed cases a day, but if it exceeds that, additional medical adjustments are necessary."



Omicron, a new mutation of COVID-19, spread to the fifth infection, and 22 new cases were confirmed, increasing the cumulative number of infections to 60.



The primary dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is 83.4% and the secondary dose is 80.8%.



The tertiary vaccination rate, which means booster vaccination, was counted at 9.4%.