COVID-19 New Cases 27, Domestic Transmission 22 (Update)

On the 8th, a citizen is passing in front of 'King Club' in Itaewon, Seoul, where a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) had visited. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 27 on the 12th due to a cluster infection originating from Itaewon clubs. Among the new confirmed cases, 22 were domestic infections and 5 were imported cases.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 27 from the previous day to 10,936.

The number of new domestic confirmed cases surged as the cluster infection triggered by the 'Yongin case No. 66', who visited an Itaewon club, spread nationwide. The number of new confirmed cases had entered the 30s on the 9th of last month and had been decreasing daily, dropping to 2 on the 6th. However, it increased again to 18 on the 9th, returned to the 30s from the 10th, and then decreased to the 20s on this day.

Among the 27 new confirmed cases, 22 were infected domestically. By region, 12 were in Seoul, 1 in Daegu, 1 in Incheon, and 8 in Gyeonggi Province.

The remaining 5 were confirmed cases who entered from overseas. One was identified during airport quarantine, and the others were confirmed in the community during isolation: 2 in Daejeon, 1 in Gyeongbuk, and 1 in Gyeongnam.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 38 from the previous day to 9,670. The death toll rose by 2 during the same period to 258.

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