(Chuncheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jong-geon = As of 8 pm in Gangwon on the 29th, the first day and weekend of the Lunar New Year holidays, 219 new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) cases were confirmed.
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The number of confirmed cases today is the highest in Gangwon Province since the COVID-19 outbreak.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gangwon-do reached 212 on the 27th, surpassing the 200 level, and on the 28th, 207.
The weekend confirmed cases occurred in 17 cities and counties excluding Taebaek.
The number of confirmed cases by region was 52 in Chuncheon, 39 in Wonju, 35 in Jeongseon, 22 in Gangneung, 11 in Hongcheon, 10 in Sokcho, 8 in Yanggu, 7 each in Cheorwon and Yeongwol, 6 in Yangyang, 5 each in Inje and Hwacheon, 4 people from Donghae, 3 from Pyeongchang, 2 from Goseong and Hoengseong, and 1 from Samcheok.
In Chuncheon, several confirmed cases came out through contact between acquaintances, co-workers and family members, and in Wonju, several people who had contact with an existing case tested positive.
In Jeongseon, regarding 30 people who were practicing for a performance were confirmed.
In Yeongwol, which had been relatively stable this year, 7 confirmed on the 29th following 7 on the 28th.
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