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The number of additional coronavirus cases, which had fallen below 100,000, rose again to 200,000 within one day.

Still, if you look at the weekly average, it continues to decrease, and the number of deaths per day has also fallen to 100 in almost a month.

So, the quarantine authorities lowered the national corona risk by one level in 5 weeks. 



This is reporter Jeong Da-eun. 



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The XL mutant virus, first discovered in Korea, was confirmed in a man in his 40s who was confirmed in Jeonnam on the 23rd of last month. 



The XL mutation is a recombination of the genes of the Omicron mutation and the Stealth Omicron mutation. 



It was first discovered in the UK in February and is the second confirmed in Korea. 



The infected man was confirmed after the third vaccination and showed symptoms of sore throat, and he is now fully cured. 



[Lee Sang-won / Head of Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: The World Health Organization also classifies it as a general omicron, so the change in characteristics is not expected to be significant, and the impact is also expected to be limited.] 



36 out of those who had contact with the first infected person If confirmed, the number of XL mutations may increase. 



The estimated number of cases of re-infection with the coronavirus has risen significantly to 26,239. 



Of these, 37 had three infections. 



The incidence rate among all confirmed cases tripled after the Omicron outbreak in January compared to before the outbreak. 



The number of reinfected people was the highest among those under the age of 17, accounting for 27.6% of the total. 



In case of re-infection, the severity rate was 0.1% and the fatality rate was 0.06%, which was lower than that of all confirmed patients. 



[Park Young-joon / Head of Epidemiological Investigation Team, Central Quarantine Countermeasures Headquarters: The number of first-time infections and first-time infections has increased significantly, so it is expected that the impact will appear in the next 45 days or at least 45 days later. It may increase.] 



Quarantine authorities have urged them to finish the vaccination as they can be reinfected even after a full recovery. 



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)



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