[Breaking] Sauna, Church, Childcare Facilities... 393 New Cases, Over 300 for Two Consecutive Days

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Amid the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of new confirmed cases on the 6th reached the high 300s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, 393 new domestic COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 80,524.

Regarding the infection routes of the new cases that day, 366 were locally transmitted and 27 were imported. Among the regions with confirmed cases, Seoul reported 142, Gyeonggi 108, and Incheon 24, totaling 247 cases in the metropolitan area.

Outside the metropolitan area, 92 cases were confirmed: Daegu 18, Busan 14, Chungnam 13, Gwangju 12, Gyeongnam 10, Daejeon 8, Jeju 6, Gyeongbuk 4, Ulsan and Chungbuk 2 each, and Gangwon, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam 1 each.

The death toll increased by 5 from the previous day, reaching a cumulative total of 1,464. The domestic average fatality rate stands at 1.82%.

Major infection cases include new cluster outbreaks occurring in everyday places such as childcare facilities, saunas, and churches.

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