8 out of 8 COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Seoul Arrived from the US and the UK

As the Japanese government designates all of South Korea as a restricted entry area starting from the 3rd, passengers bound for Tokyo Narita are completing boarding procedures at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport on the 2nd. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul has dropped back to single digits, with the majority still being cases confirmed after entering the country from overseas.

According to Seoul City on the 7th, from midnight on the 6th to 10 a.m. on the 7th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 8.

Among them, 6 were directly infected through overseas contact, 1 was secondarily infected from an overseas contact, and the infection route of the remaining 1 is still unknown and under investigation by health authorities.

Of the 6 patients infected through overseas contact, 4 had visited the United States, and 2 had traveled to Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Peru.

The residences of these confirmed cases were 3 in Gangnam-gu, and 1 each in Gwanak, Nowon, Seongdong, and Jungnang-gu. There was also one 18-year-old male international student whose residence is Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, who was tested in Gangnam-gu and counted as a Seoul case.

Accordingly, as of 10 a.m. on the 7th, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul reported by Seoul City is a total of 571, of which 164 have fully recovered and been discharged, and the rest are receiving isolation treatment.

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