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number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 7,000 for two days in a row. The number of confirmed cases, which had stagnated since last month, has risen again to 7,600, the second largest in history. Cluster infections continued in Gyeonggi-do, Incheon, Gwangju, and Daegu, where the Omicron mutation spread.



This is the first news reporter Park Jae-hyun.



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A church in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do.



Since the 12th, 203 people including church members have been confirmed.



Nine of the confirmed patients were screened and tested, and all of them were infected with the Omicron mutation.



At the Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi-do, 27 people were confirmed, and a ski resort in the province was also closed from today (23rd) as the staff and visitors continued to be confirmed.



[Persons from quarantine authorities: They are not only being tested in one place, but are being tested in several cities and counties. It was discovered that they were part-timers.]



Yesterday, 2,713 people were confirmed in Gyeonggi-do, the highest number ever, many of them are presumed to be Omicron infections.



In non-metropolitan areas, the number of confirmed cases was 2,453, including 458 in Daegu and 316 in Gwangju, the highest number ever.



The government is expected to announce the weekly micron detection rate tomorrow, but the possibility that it will exceed 50% and exceed 60% cannot be ruled out.



From the 26th, the government plans to partially apply the Omicron response system to only four regions: Gwangju, Jeonnam, Pyeongtaek, and Anseong.



In the case of asymptomatic or mild cases, a rapid antigen test must be performed at a screening test center and respiratory clinic prior to a formal PCR test.



[Lee Ki-il/Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 1st Controller: In the future, separate self-testing kit lines will be installed at screening stations for these four areas (Gwangju, Jeonnam, Pyeongtaek, and Anseong)



. There is also concern that 43 dedicated clinics will not be able to meet the demand for testing from residents.



(Video coverage: Kim Hyun-sang, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)



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