No New Domestic COVID-19 Cases for Three Consecutive Days...Total 28 Cases, 7 Discharged (Comprehensive Report 2)

Medical staff are working at the screening clinic of the National Medical Center in Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] No new domestic COVID-19 cases have been reported for three consecutive days. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 28, and the number of patients discharged after symptom improvement also remains unchanged at seven.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 13th at 4 p.m. that there were no additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Since the 28th patient (born in 1989, Chinese national female) was confirmed on the 10th, no new cases have emerged for three days. This is the third time there have been no confirmed cases for three consecutive days, following the periods of the 27th and 30th of last month and the 6th and 9th of this month.

The number of discharged patients among the confirmed cases also remained unchanged from the previous day (the 12th), totaling seven (patients 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, and 17). According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the condition of the remaining 21 patients is generally stable, and one to two patients are being considered for discharge.

Some cautiously speculate that the momentum of COVID-19 in Korea may be waning. However, health authorities remain cautious. At the regular briefing that day, Jeong Eun-kyeong, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, stated, "There are still people entering from China, and a considerable number of symptomatic individuals. Although there have been no recent confirmed cases reported, so the risk of widespread community infection is not high, since more than 2,000 new cases are occurring daily in China, we must remain vigilant."

Meanwhile, as of 4 p.m. on the same day, the number of domestic suspected cases with symptoms such as fever and cough after returning from China or other COVID-19 affected countries exceeded 6,000 for the first time, reaching 6,483. This is an increase of 714 from 5,769 at 9 a.m. Among them, 5,921 tested negative, and 562 are still undergoing testing.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters releases updates on domestic novel coronavirus cases twice daily at 10 a.m. (based on 9 a.m. data) and 5 p.m. (based on 4 p.m. data).

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