The Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported on Monday (February 21), which is expected to OctoberThe epidemic caused by the Mark Rong mutant strains will be touched at the end of February or March, and the number of confirmed diagnosis will reach 140,000 to 270,000.

According to the Yonhap News Agency, according to the forecast, South Korea ’s new confirmed cases in a single day will reach more than 170,000 in early March, and more than 1,000 patients with critical condition may be.

Last week (February 13th to 19th), the crown disease epidemic in South Korea and the capital circle and the non -capital circle remained at a high level of risk. The national epidemic situation was rated as high risk for five consecutive weeks.In the past five weeks, the detection rate of Omikon's mutant strains soared to 98.9%. Last week, the detection rate of the Omicor's mutant strain in Jeju area was 100%.

Although the confirmed cases have doubled every week, the use rate of severe beds is still less than 30%.The basically regeneration of the previous three weeks of virus was increasing, and it fell to 1.44 last week.

The gravity rate of crown disease infection has also decreased.The epidemic prevention department compared the severity rate of Delta and Omikon's 67,207 infection after December last year. The results showed that Omikon's severe levels were only a quarter of Delta.