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The number of newly confirmed cases of Corona 19 has fallen below 10,000 in 15 weeks and is showing a stable trend.
Officially counted cumulative confirmed cases exceeded 30 million in 1,099 days after the outbreak of the corona in Korea.
It is estimated that there will be more than this if hidden infections are added.
This is reporter Seo Hyeong-seok.
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There are 9,227 new corona19 confirmed cases, which fell below 10,000 in 15 weeks.
As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 30 million 8,756, surpassing 30 million in 1,099 days after the domestic corona occurred.
It is said that 58.3% of Koreans, or 6 out of 10 people, have suffered from corona, and according to the World Health Organization and Worldometer, it ranked 7th in the world following the United States, India and France.
However, China, which is experiencing a pandemic, is not included in this ranking.
In China, in particular, inaccurate statistics show inconsistent counting results, ranging from 500,000 to 11 million cumulatively for each relevant counting agency.
Considering even the ‘hidden infected’ who have not been tested, it seems that there are much more people who have experienced corona infection around the world. In fact, in Korea, as a result of investigating the positive rate of COVID-19 antibodies at the end of last year, about 36 million people, or 70% of the public, are naturally infected. have been shown to have antibodies to
There is a difference of more than 10%p from the announcement of confirmed cases.
<이재갑 / 한림대 강남성심병원 감염내과 교수> “First of all, it reflects the fact that many people are now infected and vaccinated, so there will not be a serious epidemic or a very serious epidemic…”
Nevertheless, experts emphasized that it is important to have medical response capabilities, such as additional vaccination plans, because the corona epidemic will repeat.
This is Seo Hyeong-seok from Yonhap News TV. ([email protected])
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