As the decrease in new confirmed cases of COVID-19 has slowed down, there were 25,000 confirmed cases nationwide by 9 pm today (21st).
From 0 am to 9 pm today, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases received by local governments across the country was counted as 25,772.
The number increased by 2,99 from the same time period the previous day.
3,820 people increased from the 14th, a week ago, and 7,379, respectively, from the 7th, two weeks ago.
The quarantine authorities said that as of the 16th to 20th, the COVID-19 infection reproduction index recorded 1.09, exceeding 1 for the first time in 9 weeks.
The infection reproduction index is an index that quantifies how many people a patient infects nearby people. If it is more than 1, it means that the epidemic spreads, and if it is less than 1, it means that the epidemic is suppressed.