Today (20th), the third year after the first corona19 patient in Korea, a new confirmed case in the late 20,000 range was added.
The Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 0:00 today, the number of corona19 confirmed cases increased by 27,408, bringing the cumulative total to 29,955,366.
The number of new confirmed cases today is 2,408 fewer than yesterday (29,816).
Among the new confirmed cases today, 94 cases were imported from overseas, an increase of 31 from yesterday (63).
Of these, 57 are entrants from China.
The number of critically ill patients in hospital was 453, down 12 from yesterday (465).
The number of deaths yesterday was 30, 17 fewer than the previous day (47).
The cumulative death toll is 33,134, and the cumulative fatality rate is 0.11%.
In line with the stabilization of the Corona 19 epidemic, the government announced today that from the 30th, the obligation to wear masks indoors will be adjusted to recommendations except for some facilities such as medical institutions, pharmacies, facilities vulnerable to infection, and public transportation.