No New Domestic COVID-19 Cases...Total 28 Confirmed, 4 Discharged (Update)

Medical staff are talking in the screening clinic at the National Medical Center./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 12th at 9 a.m. that no additional cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) have occurred domestically, maintaining the cumulative confirmed cases at 28. This is the result of adding the situation from 4 p.m. on the 11th to overnight.

The number of patients discharged after their condition improved among the existing confirmed cases also remained at 4. The remaining 24 patients are receiving treatment in isolation wards, and all are in stable condition.

The number of suspected cases with symptoms such as fever and cough who have traveled to countries experiencing the novel coronavirus outbreak, including China, has exceeded 5,000 for the first time. As of this morning, the number of suspected cases is 5,046, an increase of 749 from 4,297 the previous day. Among them, 4,054 tested negative, and 992 are still undergoing testing.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters discloses the status of domestic novel coronavirus patients twice daily at 10 a.m. (based on 9 a.m.) and 5 p.m. (based on 4 p.m.).

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.