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6 p.m. 1421 confirmed… Another 40 people in Changwon Nursing Hospital (General)

A nursing hospital in Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, where the new coronavirus cluster infection occurred on the 28th. By 6 pm on the 30th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to this nursing hospital was 162./News1 © News1 Reporter Kang Jeong-tae

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Korea was at least 1,421 from 00:00 to 6pm on the 29th.

This number decreased by 253 from 1,674 in the same time zone the day before (29th), and an increase of 290 compared to 1,131 in the same time zone on Saturday (22nd) the previous week.

By region, the number of confirmed cases was 520 in Seoul, 364 in Gyeonggi, 137 in Incheon, 60 in Gyeongnam, 57 in Busan, 56 in Gyeongbuk, 55 in Daegu, 53 in Chungnam, 24 in North Chungcheong, 23 in Gwangju, 22 in Gangwon and 21 in Jeonnam. , Jeonbuk 12, Daejeon 11, Ulsan 5, Jeju 1

In Sejong, there were no confirmed cases until 6 pm.

In Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, there were 1,021 confirmed cases, accounting for 71.8% of the total. Non-metropolitan areas accounted for 400 people, or 28.2%.

In Seoul, there were 520 confirmed cases centered on welfare facilities and general markets.

Looking at the major cases of infection, the number of confirmed cases related to welfare facilities in Dongdaemun-gu increased by 8, bringing the total number of related cases to 56. The number of confirmed cases related to Dongdaemun Market in Jongno-gu also increased by seven. The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 273.

In Gyeonggi, there were 364 confirmed cases, mainly at oriental medicine hospitals and courier companies.

This is 108 fewer than the previous day (29th) (472 people) in the same time zone (472 people), and 9 people less than last Saturday (23rd) in the same time zone (373 people).

Looking at the major cases of infection, one additional case was confirmed at an oriental medicine hospital in Sangnok-gu, Ansan. At this hospital, two employees were first confirmed on the 26th, followed by 33 on the 27th and 29th and one on the 30th, bringing the total number of related confirmed cases to 36.

In addition, 2 people related to Goyang nursing hospital (cumulative 46 people), 1 related to Ansan Oriental medicine hospital (cumulative 36 people), 1 related to Namyangju parcel delivery business (cumulative 26 people), and 1 auto parts manufacturing company in Hwaseong city (cumulative 25 people) A patient has emerged The number of community-acquired infections was 333 (181 cases in contact with confirmed cases, 103 during the investigation, etc.).

In Gyeongnam, there are 48 confirmed cases in Changwon alone, an emergency.

40 people related to a nursing hospital in Changwon, 2 people related to a bathhouse in Changwon, 1 contact with a confirmed person in the province, 2 people who came in contact with a confirmed person from another area, and 3 out of the infection route investigation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to a nursing hospital in Changwon has risen to 162. Most of the confirmed patients at this nursing hospital completed their vaccinations in May or June, and it was found that most of them were breakthrough infections.

In Busan, 57 confirmed cases were confirmed, mainly at the business site in Saha-gu.

At this workplace, one person was first confirmed on the 29th, and as a result of testing 58 people including workers at the workplace, nine additional people (7 employees, 2 family members) were confirmed on the same day. Currently, the city health authorities are investigating by expanding the epidemiological investigation.

At Yeonje-gu Nursing Hospital, which is partially quarantined in the same group, one employee and 9 patients were additionally confirmed on the same day, and the related cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 41 (10 employees, 30 patients, and 1 family contact).

Thirty-four of the confirmed cases were confirmed to have breakthrough infection.

In Jeollabuk-do, there were 12 confirmed cases in Gunsan, Jeonju, and Buan. In Gunsan, there have been five confirmed cases, of which one is related to a high school group infection. In addition, there was one confirmed case related to a group infection at a meat processing company in Jeonju and one case of an individual infection in Buan.

In Jeollanam-do, 21 confirmed cases were found mainly at construction companies and restaurants.

The two confirmed cases in Mokpo were seafarers and construction workers, who came into contact with co-workers and went into self-quarantine, but were confirmed after symptoms developed.

A confirmed patient in Muan came in contact with a confirmed customer while working at a restaurant and tested positive before the quarantine was lifted.

In Chungcheongnam-do, cluster infections continued mainly in middle and high schools in Dangjin and Geumsan.

On that day, a total of 16 people, including 14 middle and high school students from 3 districts in Geumsan, and 1 each in their teens, 20s, and 40s, tested positive.

When 8 middle and high school students were confirmed the day before on the 29th, the quarantine authorities conducted a complete test on 1,431 students and staff at three schools in Geumsan-eup, and confirmed the group infection. Accordingly, these schools will switch to non-face-to-face classes from November 1st.

In Dangjin, 4 out of 7 confirmed cases are elementary and middle school students. With this, the number of school-borne infections has risen to 102 since the first confirmed case (one) on the 17th.

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