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341 new confirmed cases nationwide by 6 pm… 19 people fewer than yesterday

Input 2021.02.20 19:55

New coronavirus in Korea (Corona 19) nationwide from 0:00 to 6:00 pm on the 20th
A total of 341 new confirmed patients who were tested positive were counted. That’s 19 fewer than the 360 ​​counted at the same time the day before.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 287 (84.2%) new confirmed cases were found in the metropolitan area and 54 (15.8%) from the non-metropolitan area. By city and province, Gyeonggi 152, Seoul 114, Incheon 21, Busan 11, Daegu 7, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam 6, Gwangju, Ulsan, Jeonbuk, Chungnam 4 each, Jeju 3, Gangwon and Chungbuk 2 each, It is one from Jeonnam. Of the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, there have been no confirmed cases in Daejeon and Sejong.

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As there is still time until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 21st is expected to increase to 400.

The number of new confirmed cases remained at 300 during the Lunar New Year holidays (2.11-14), but rose to 500-600 due to group infections everywhere, but has since dropped to 400. In the last week (2.14-20), the number of new confirmed cases per day recorded 326 → 343 → 457 → 621 → 621 → 561 → 448, with an average of 482 per day.

The average number of confirmed cases of local outbreaks, which is a key indicator of adjusting the’social distance’ stage, is 455 per day. As of the last 17 days (about 406 people), the number of confirmed local outbreaks on an average daily re-entered the range of 2.5 steps of distance and is showing a daily increase from 423 to 445 to 455.

In the case of major group infections, additional infections are occurring in large-scale workplaces such as university hospitals and factories and various meetings. The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul increased to 201, and 19 cases were added a day in relation to the plastic factory in Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, reaching 148. The number of confirmed cases related to the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do also increased to 165.

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