9,218 people by 9pm… 1,781 more people than the same time the day before
It’s doubled compared to a week ago… Government “It is likely to peak at 30,000 people”
As the Omicron mutation rapidly spread, the number of confirmed cases in the 9,000 range was confirmed for the first time in two years since the COVID-19 outbreak in Korea.
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as Seoul on the 25th, a total of 9,218 people in 17 cities and provinces across the country tested positive from 00:00 to 9pm that day.
9,218 is the highest number among the number of new confirmed cases announced every day as of 00:00.
It is the first time in 736 days since the first COVID-19 patient was reported in Korea on January 20, 2020.
As of 9pm, 1,781 more than the previous high of 7,437 the previous day.
This is a new record for two consecutive days following the previous day.
4,372 people compared to 4,846 people at the same time period on the 18th, a week ago, and 5,431 more than the 3,787 people on the 11th two weeks ago.
On this day, 5,109 (55.4%) of new confirmed cases occurred in the metropolitan area and 4,109 (44.6%) in non-metropolitan areas.
By city and province, Seoul 2,355, Gyeonggi 1,875, Incheon 879, Daegu 680, Busan 553, Gyeongbuk 445, Gwangju 393, Daejeon 365, Chungnam 360, Jeonnam 286, Jeonbuk 261, Gyeongnam 165, Gangwon and Chungbuk each 162, Ulsan 147, Sejong 77, and Jeju 53.
There were confirmed cases in all 17 trials.
Due to the expansion of the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the influence of high-intensity social distancing, the number of new confirmed cases remained at 3,000 to 4,000 a day until the 18th, but as Omicron became the dominant species last week, 7,000 people over the weekend and the 25th The number of confirmed cases has risen sharply in just a few days, with more than 8,000.
As of 9 o’clock, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to exceed 10,000 for the first time as of 00:00 on the 26th, as the number of confirmed cases has already reached 9,000.
As of 00:00 on the 19th, the number of confirmed cases was 5,804, and the number of new cases has doubled in just one week.
Due to the rapid spread of Omicron, the forecast that the number of new confirmed cases could increase exponentially, such as ‘doubling’ (a phenomenon that more than doubles the existing ones) to a level never experienced before, is becoming a reality.
According to the ‘short-term prediction results’ submitted by the Central Quarantine Headquarters to the office of Assemblyman Seo Jeong-suk, if the transmission rate of the omicron mutation is three times that of the delta mutation, the number of new confirmed cases will reach 27,000 to 36,800 by the middle of next month. It was found that the number of horses soared to 79,500 to 122,200.
Also, assuming that the transmission rate of the micron mutation is 2.5 times that of the delta mutation, the number of new confirmed cases in the middle of next month will reach 15,200 to 21,300 and 31,800 to 52,200 by the end of next month. was predicted to
Lee Jae-gap, a professor of infectious diseases at Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, said in an interview with CBS Radio’s ‘Bangame’ the day before, the number of confirmed cases could increase to 200,000 in March with the current level of distancing and diagnosis system.
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom, however, said, “There are 100,000 to 200,000 (prediction) people who are very pessimistic about the spread of Omicron on that day. say it will,” he said.
Son Young-rae, head of the social strategy division at the Central Accident Remediation Headquarters, also said about the prediction of ‘300,000 a day’ in an interview with CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyeon-jeong’s News Show’ on the same day, “Since various values come out depending on how you add variables in the simulation, Omicron will be converted into the dominant species in the future. The key is to make it as gentle and smooth as possible for the next month.”
In order to minimize damage amid the pandemic, the authorities plan to introduce a new inspection system in four Omicron-dominated areas, including Gwangju, Jeonnam, Pyeongtaek, and Anseong, from the 26th, and then expand it to the whole country.
Accordingly, in these four regions, only high-risk groups, such as close contacts and those in their 60s or older, can undergo PCR (gene amplification) testing at screening clinics.
In order to reduce the burden on the quarantine system, from the 26th, the authorities decided to quarantine for only 7 days, even if they were confirmed, if they were vaccinated against COVID-19, and to exempt them from quarantine if they came in close contact.
Completed vaccination refers to those who have received the 3rd dose or who have passed 14 days and within 90 days of the 2nd dose.
/yunhap news
