Four New COVID-19 Cases Reported After 4 Days of No Local Transmission (Update)

On the 6th, when the government ended 'social distancing' to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and transitioned to 'everyday quarantine,' office workers near Sindorim Station in Guro-gu, Seoul, were wearing masks while using the subway. 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 10,810 on the 7th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, the number of confirmed domestic cases increased by 4 compared to the previous day. The daily new confirmed cases have remained below 20 for 20 consecutive days since entering the double digits at 18 cases on the 18th of last month.

Among the new patients, 3 were imported cases and 1 was locally transmitted. Community infections had recorded zero cases for three consecutive days until the previous day, but one case occurred in Gyeonggi Province after four days.

One patient was identified during the quarantine process. By region, one case was found each in Daejeon, Gyeonggi, and Chungbuk.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 86 from the previous day to 9,419. The death toll rose by 1 during the same period to 256.

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