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There were 35,190 new confirmed cases of Corona 19, and the weekly average daily number of confirmed cases recorded 300,000 for the first time.

The government will announce the vaccination plan for 5-11 years old tomorrow (14th).

In addition, starting tomorrow, if the rapid antigen test for professionals is positive, it is considered confirmed.



Reporter Han Seong-hee on the sidewalk.



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There were 35,190 new confirmed cases of Corona 19 yesterday.



Excluding 33 imported cases, 35,157 were domestically infected.



Although 33,000 fewer than yesterday, the highest number ever, the number is 1.4 times higher than a week ago and more than double that of two weeks ago.



As the spread continues day by day, the daily average number of confirmed cases this week stood at 300,000, surpassing 300,000 for the first time.



The number of patients with severe severe cases increased by 8 from the previous day to 1,74, which was around 1,000 for six days in a row.



There were also 251 deaths, the second highest after 269 yesterday.



The cumulative death toll was 10,395, and the fatality rate was 0.16%.



As the number of critically ill patients increases, the utilization rate of intensive care beds is also rising rapidly.



At the beginning of last month, the utilization rate of hospital beds for severe cases rose from 10% to 64%.



Starting tomorrow, if the rapid antigen test for experts conducted at local hospitals is positive, it will be considered the same as confirmed in PCR test.



[Lee Ki-il / 1st Controller, Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters: If the rapid antigen test at a medical institution is positive, there is no need to undergo additional PCR test.

This is because the positive predictive value of the rapid antigen test for professionals has increased significantly.]



In addition, students are allowed to go to school even if their family members are confirmed.



Tomorrow, the government will announce plans to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 and 11 with the Pfizer vaccine.



Pediatric vaccines contain about one-third of the active ingredients compared to existing vaccines licensed for children 12 years of age and older.