Public institutions Infection cases in hospitals and churches all over the country
The same number is compared with 458 people at the same time the previous day (16th), 5873 people, and 5133 people at the same time last Friday (10th). 1198 is a lot. If this trend continues, the number of confirmed cases per day on the 17th is expected to be around 7000 at 00:00 on the 18th. There were 4,744 confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, accounting for 75% of the total. Non-metropolitan areas account for 25% of 1587 confirmed cases. People, Gyeonggi 1636, Incheon 560, Busan 338, Daegu 214, Gyeongnam 176, Chungnam 161, Gyeongbuk 139, Gangwon 122, Jeonbuk 95, Chungbuk 88, Daejeon 66, Gwangju 58, Jeollanam-do 44, Ulsan 40, Jeju 30, Sejong 16, etc.
As of 00:00 on the 17th, 3 confirmed cases of Omicron mutation (confirmed on the 16th, confirmed on the 17th were announced on the 18th), bringing the total to 151. Among these three people, 1 case was domestic and 2 cases were imported. The two cases of overseas inflows were those from the United States and Namibia, respectively.
Existing Omicron The number of suspected cases of COVID-19 that is epidemiologically related, such as contact with a confirmed person, has increased to 19. As a result, the total number of cumulative infections in Korea is 151, including 148 confirmed the previous day.