As the number of people infected with the Corona 19 Omicron mutation increased by 49 people in one day, the possibility that Omicron will become the dominant species in Korea is increasing.



The Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) announced that as of 00:00 on the 21st, the cumulative number of domestic Omicron infections was 227, an increase of 49 from yesterday.



Of the 49 newly confirmed cases yesterday, 33 were domestic and 16 were imported.



This is the first time that more than 30 people have been infected in the community since the first reported case of Omicron mutation infection in Korea on the 1st.



The route of infection of these new infections has not yet been confirmed.



▲ The church in Michuhol-gu, Incheon (72 infected) ▲ Honam daycare center (54 infected) ▲ Gyeongnam entrant (2 infected), the previous case of 'nth infection' Most likely.



In the case of overseas confirmed cases, the United States has the most with 9, followed by the UK and Nigeria with 2, and Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Hungary with 1 each.



The quarantine authorities believe that Omicron mutation spreads faster than delta mutation, so Omicron will become the dominant species in Korea in the near future.



In a regular briefing yesterday, Sang-won Bang, head of the Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Team, said, "After the appearance of Omicron in November, most overseas research institutes judged that this mutation would become the dominant species in major countries 2 to 3 months later. , there is a possibility that Omicron will become the dominant species within the next month or two."



Hwang Kyung-won, head of the vaccination planning team of the Corona 19 vaccination promotion team, also diagnosed in a radio interview today, "If you cooperate with measures such as 'social distancing', it will be a little delayed (becoming a dominant species), but I think the spread is an inevitable part."



According to the results of analysis of the mutated virus last week (12.12-19), 98.3% of the community COVID-19 confirmed cases were Delta and 1.7% were Omicron mutated.



In the case of imported confirmed cases, 89.4% were Delta and 10.6% were Omicron, confirming that Omicron is spreading faster overseas.



In the United States, news has spread that Omicron has already become the dominant species.



The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 20th (local time) that "73% of new COVID-19 cases in the United States last week were infected with the Omicron mutation." "He said.



Omicron overtook Delta to become the dominant species 19 days after the first confirmed case of infection in the United States on the 1st.