COVID-19 Cases Return to Triple Digits in One Day... Outbreaks Continue in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Nursing Hospitals (Comprehensive)

Soldiers of the Army's 50th Division are conducting disinfection at Daegu Daemyeong Station on the morning of the 20th to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea has risen back to triple digits after just one day.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight today, 147 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 8,799. After 152 new cases were added on the 19th and 87 cases were recorded the previous day, the number of new confirmed cases has returned to triple digits in just one day.

The death toll increased by 6, reaching a cumulative total of 102. The average fatality rate stands at 1.16%. The number of recovered COVID-19 patients increased by 379 from the previous day, totaling 2,612.

In Daegu (69) and Gyeongbuk (40), where cluster infections in nursing hospitals are increasing, 109 new cases were confirmed. In the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul and Gyeonggi, 27 additional cases were confirmed. Incheon reported 4 new cases, and Chungbuk 1 new case.

There were 6 new confirmed cases detected during the quarantine process upon entry, bringing the total to 23. Thus, the total number of confirmed cases identified during quarantine is 23.

By region, Daegu accounts for the largest share with 6,344 cases, followed by Gyeongbuk with 1,243 cases. The cumulative confirmed cases in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Seoul (314), Gyeonggi (321), and Incheon (40), total 675.

Other regions include Chungnam with 119 cases, Busan 108, Gyeongnam 87, Sejong 41, Ulsan 36, Chungbuk 34, Gangwon 30, Daejeon 22, Gwangju 18, Jeonbuk 10, Jeonnam 5, and Jeju 4.

The fatality rate showed significant differences by age group: 1.52% in the 60s, 6.28% in the 70s, and rising to 10.24% in those aged 80 and above, which is more than ten times the overall average.

So far, the number of recovered and released patients increased by 379, totaling 2,612. As the number of recovered patients continues to exceed new confirmed cases, the number of patients currently in isolation treatment decreased by 240 from the previous day’s statistics, totaling 6,085.

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