As the spread of Corona 19 continues every day, the number of new confirmed cases reached 6,500, the highest since the interim counting of new confirmed cases began.
According to the quarantine authorities and the counts of each city/province local government, the total number of new confirmed cases of Corona 19 from 00:00 to 9pm today (15th) is 6,564.
As there is still time until midnight when the final counting ends, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 00:00 tomorrow is estimated to be around 8,000.
The distribution of new confirmed cases was 4,834 (73.6%) in the metropolitan area and 1,730 (26.4%) in the non-metropolitan area.
Since the gradual recovery of daily life, the so-called 'with Corona', has begun, the number of new confirmed cases has steadily increased.
The average number of new confirmed cases in the past 7 days is 6,564.
Government officials are predicting that the spread of COVID-19 will worsen in the future.
The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters predicted that if the current level of COVID-19 epidemic continues, the number of new confirmed cases per day at the end of December will be 8,300-9,500, and it is expected to exceed 10,000 by January next year.