On the morning of the 11th, citizens continue to visit the Buk-gu screening clinic in Gwangju to undergo rapid antigen testing. [사진=연합뉴스]
As the Omicron mutation continued to spread, the number of confirmed cases exceeded 50,000 by 9 pm on the 12th, the weekend.
According to the quarantine authorities and each local government, including the Seoul Metropolitan Government, from 00:00 to 9pm on the same day, 52,957 people were confirmed with Corona 19 in 17 cities and provinces across the country. The number is 669 more than the previous day’s 52,288, which was the highest number for the same time period.
It is twice the number of 26,801 people counted until 9 pm on the 5th, a week ago, and about 3.9 times compared to the 29th (13,592 people) two weeks ago.
The quarantine authorities estimate that the number of new confirmed cases per day could reach 130,000 to 170,000 at the end of this month, and the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences predicted that up to 360,000 a day could occur early next month.
For one week from the 6th, the daily number of new confirmed cases was 38,688 → 35,281 → 36,717 → 49,552 → 54,121 → 53,926 → 54,941, an average of about 40,000 per day. 6175 people.
- reporter information
- Jeon Jeon-wook
- sotong@ajunews.com
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