Local Cases Zero for 3 Consecutive Days... Both New Patients Are Imported Cases (Update)

On the 6th, when the government ended 'social distancing' to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and shifted to 'everyday quarantine,' office workers near Sindorim Station in Guro-gu, Seoul, wore masks as they headed to work. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased to 10,806 on the 6th. All new confirmed cases were imported from overseas, and no local infections have occurred for three consecutive days.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, the number of confirmed cases in the country increased by 2 compared to the previous day. The daily new confirmed cases have remained below 20 for 19 consecutive days since entering the double digits at 18 cases on the 18th of last month.

Both of the 2 new confirmed cases were tentatively classified as imported cases. All were detected during airport quarantine procedures. The number of confirmed cases occurring locally in the country recorded zero for three consecutive days, following the previous day.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from quarantine increased by 50 to 9,333 compared to the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 during the same period to 255.

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