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Next is the news of Corona 19.

The number of new confirmed cases increased by 100,000 a day, reaching 400,000.

In addition, the death toll was the highest, with more than 10,000 people who lost their lives due to COVID-19.

As the number of deaths has risen sharply, crematoriums and funeral homes have become scarce, making it difficult to even hold funerals on time.



Reporter Jeong Seong-jin reports.



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These days, finding a place for a funeral home or crematorium is the star of the sky.



[Gyeonggi A crematorium: We have been putting on a lot of makeup lately.

We added two more cremations (facilities).

It is still full.] This



is because the death toll has increased rapidly due to the spread of COVID-19.



Yesterday (11th) also recorded 269 deaths, a record high.



200 people for three days in a row.



The number of makeup cases per day this month has increased by more than 40% compared to the average of the past three years, exceeding 1,000.



There are even cases of postponement of funeral procedures because of the inability to make a cremation appointment.



[Seoul B Crematorium: It is difficult to make a reservation for makeup right now.

It's almost five days these days.]



Since the outbreak of Corona 19 in Korea, the cumulative death toll has exceeded 10,000.



About half, or 5,000 people, have died in the last three months.



The fatality rate of Omicron infection is 0.09%, which is lowering to the level of the seasonal flu, but the number of deaths is also increasing due to the explosion of confirmed cases.



Yesterday, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 100,000 a day, reaching an all-time high of 383,000.



Experts are concerned that if this trend continues, the daily death toll could reach 300 to 400, or even more than 500.



For the fifth day, the number of patients with severe severe cases of about 1,000 is expected to increase further.



[Lee Ki-il / Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters First Controller (Yesterday): (The peak) is predicted to be around next week.

In the case of critically ill patients, it is predicted that there will be around 2,000.]



The quarantine authorities said that they could handle up to 2,500 critically ill patients through the efficiency of the bed.



In addition, it was predicted that the spread of Omicron would peak at the weekly average of 370,000 confirmed cases per week before the 22nd.



(Video editing: Park Ji-in)