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As of 9 PM, 531 new corona confirmed patients… 119 more than the day before

Input 2021.02.16 21:05 | Revision 2021.02.16 22:51

As of 9 pm on the 16th, 531 new cases of coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea were confirmed daily. 119 people more than 412 people counted at the same time the day before.

By region, Seoul 247, Gyeonggi 124, Incheon 21, etc. in the metropolitan area 392 (73.8%), Chungnam 47, Busan 17, Gyeongbuk 15, Jeonnam 12, Daegu 11, Daejeon, Ulsan and Gyeongnam respectively There were 139 people (26.2%) in non-capital areas, including 7 people, 6 people in Chungbuk, 4 people in Jeonbuk, and 2 people each in Gwangju, Sejong, and Gangwon.

On the morning of the 16th, citizens are being tested at the Corona 19 Temporary Screening and Inspection Center in Seoul Station. /yunhap news

As time remains until midnight when the count is closed, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of 0:00 on the 17th is expected to increase further to the mid-500s. In many cases, it can be increased to the late 500. The previous day, by midnight, it increased by 45 more and ended at 457. The number of confirmed patients in the 500 range has been six days since the 11th (504). The median count of 531 is the highest number since January 27 (559).

During the Lunar New Year holidays (2.11-14), the number of new confirmed cases, which had fallen to 300, has turned back to an increase.
From the 10th to this day, the number of new confirmed cases for the past week was 444 → 504 → 403 → 362 → 326 → 343 → 457 daily, with an average of 406 per day.

Among them, the number of confirmed cases of regional outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the’social distance’ stage, was counted as an average of 381 per day. It corresponds to the second stage (more than 300 people nationwide) in terms of distance, but it is 23 more than the previous day’s count.

Major group outbreaks include △98 people related to the cricket boiler manufacturing plant in Asan, Chungnam △117 people at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (as of 00:00 on the 16th) △41 people at Guro-gu sports facilities △77 people at the ballroom in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do △Youngsaenggyo and moisturizing school in Bucheon-si It was counted as 151 people.

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