"61 Imported COVID-19 Cases, Community Transmission... 157 Infections Confirmed" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Approximately 10% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea have been identified as imported cases. Among them, 61 individuals caused community transmission, resulting in a total of 157 infections.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for COVID-19 released an interim analysis of imported cases on the 20th. According to the investigation, as of midnight on that day, out of 10,674 cumulative confirmed cases in the country, 1,006 were imported cases, accounting for 9.4%.

The period with the highest number of imported cases was from March 22 to April 4, during which 61.7% (621 cases) of the imported cases occurred. By gender, 491 were male (48.8%) and 515 were female (51.2%).

By age group, those in their 20s were the largest at 493 cases (49.0%), followed by 197 cases in their 30s (19.6%), 88 in their 40s (8.7%), 83 in their teens (8.3%), 62 in their 50s, 48 in their 60s, 20 under 10 years old, 11 in their 70s, and 4 aged 80 or older.

By region, 418 cases (41.6%) were confirmed at quarantine stages, followed by Seoul with 244 cases (24.3%), Gyeonggi with 151 cases (15.0%), and Incheon with 41 cases (4.1%). The total number of imported cases confirmed at entry points and in the metropolitan area accounted for 84.9% (854 cases) of all imported cases. By nationality, 922 were Korean nationals (91.7%) and 84 were foreigners (8.3%).

Analysis of the 157 infections caused by the 61 imported confirmed cases showed that 89 (54.4%) were family members, 33 (20.6%) were friends or acquaintances, 27 (16.9%) were work-related contacts, and 8 (6.3%) were from the same location.

The health authorities stated, "Since strengthening management of overseas arrivals on April 1, there have been no cases of community transmission caused by incoming travelers to date."

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