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number of new COVID-19 cases reached 163,500, recording 160,000 for three days in a row.
The number of patients receiving home treatment has also increased by more than 60,000, and the number of patients with severe cases is also increasing.
Correspondent Kim Deok-hyun.
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Yesterday (26th), there were 163,566 new confirmed cases of Corona 19.
Excluding 152 imported from overseas, 163,414 are domestic cases.
2,643 fewer than the previous day due to the decrease in the number of holiday inspections, but 160,000 for the third day in a row.
The number of at-home treatment recipients also increased by 65,000 to 768,773 nationwide.
About 110,000 people, or about 15% of the total, are intensively managed groups, including those aged 60 and over who require health monitoring.
The number of severe cases of severe severe disease, which was in the 200s two weeks ago, was 663, an increase of 20 from the previous day, and the number was counted at 600 for the third day.
The government expects the peak period of the epidemic to be around 250,000 a day in the middle of next month.
The government plans to dispatch 3,000 central government officials and 1,000 military personnel to public health centers across the country in turn from tomorrow, in consideration of the increased on-site work load.
The 4th dose of the vaccine, which started from the middle of this month for those with weakened immunity, can also be booked in advance through the website from tomorrow.
About 118,000 people received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, and the third dose rate was 61.1% of the total population.
88.2% of those over the age of 60 and 70.8% of those over the age of 18 completed the third dose.