On the morning of the 25th, at the regular screening clinic in Buk-gu, Gwangju, medical staff at the public health center are checking the number of samples for gene amplification (PCR) test. [사진=연합뉴스]
The number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Korea recorded 300,000 for four days in a row. The number of severe cases of gastroenteritis rose to 1,200 in 11 days, the second highest in history.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) on the 27th, there were 318,130 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Korea as of 00:00 on the same day, raising the cumulative number to 11,81,581. The number of new confirmed cases decreased by 17,450 from the previous day (335,580).
In the past week, the number of new confirmed cases is 209,144 → 335,964 → 490,881 → 395,598 → 339,514 → 335,580 → 318,130 for four days in a row.
The number of confirmed cases in Korea is 318,087. By region, 166,089 (52.2%) cases occurred in the metropolitan area, including 59,151 in Seoul, 85,377 in Gyeonggi, and 21,561 in Incheon.
In non-metropolitan areas, 151,998 people (47.7%) came out. By region, △Gyeongnam 24,550 △Gyeongbuk 14,672 △Busan 14,454 △Chungnam 13,791 △Daegu 13218 △Jeonnam 12,292 △Jeonbuk 1848 △Chungbuk 1807 People △ Gangwon 9256 △ Daejeon 8963 △ Gwangju 8932 △ Ulsan 6861 △ Jeju 5010 △ Sejong 2344
Among the confirmed cases in Korea, 66,348 people (20.9%) were aged 60 and over, and 77,415 (24.3%) were children and adolescents under the age of 18.
The number of confirmed cases imported from overseas is 43. 16 people were confirmed in airport or port quarantine and 27 people were confirmed in community quarantine. 15 Koreans and 28 foreigners.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 was 282, down 41 from the previous day (323). The cumulative death toll was 14,899, with a fatality rate of 0.13%.
The number of patients with severe severe cases was 1216, an increase of 52 from the previous day (1,164). This is the second highest number ever since the 16th (1,244 people), which recorded the highest number ever.
In the past week, the number of patients with severe severe cases has been 1130 → 1104 → 1084 → 1081 → 1085 → 1164 → 1216, with an incidence of more than 1,000 every day.
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- Jeon Jeon-wook
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