Two COVID-19 Deaths First Reported in Seoul Area... 14 New Cases Added in One Day (Update)

As the Japanese government designated all of South Korea as a banned 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 Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] For the first time in Seoul, two deaths due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported. The number of new confirmed cases increased by 14 in one day.

According to Seoul City on the 8th, 14 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed between midnight on the 7th and 10 a.m. on the 8th. Among them, 10 were confirmed after entering from the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Germany, France, the Philippines, and other countries.

As a result, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached a total of 581. Of all confirmed cases, 410 are in isolation, and the remaining 169 have been discharged.

On the previous day, two confirmed patients in Seoul died. These are the first COVID-19 related deaths in the city.

One of them was the husband of an employee at a call center in Guro-gu, Seoul, where a cluster infection of 166 cases occurred; he was a 44-year-old lung cancer patient. The other deceased was a 91-year-old resident of Gyeonggi-do, who had underlying health conditions and was confirmed positive at a hospital in Seoul on the 7th, receiving isolation treatment before passing away.

Mayor Park Won-soon said at the regular COVID-19 briefing that day, "Both individuals had underlying health conditions, and although the medical staff did their utmost to treat them, we ultimately had to say goodbye." He added, "I sincerely pray for their souls and offer my deepest condolences to their families."

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