COVID-19 27 New Cases Yesterday... 147 Community Infections in Six Days (Update)

On the 14th, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to Itaewon clubs increases, medical staff are working at a screening clinic set up at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mo Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] On the 15th, 27 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed. Among them, 22 cases were from local communities, and the remaining 5 were imported cases. As infections continue to be confirmed among those who visited Itaewon clubs during the holiday period or had contact with visitors, the daily number of cases has steadily remained between 20 and 30.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for COVID-19, including the 27 newly confirmed cases as of midnight on this day, the total cumulative number of cases in the country has risen to 110,018. Among the 22 new locally transmitted cases, Seoul reported the highest number with 14 cases, followed by Incheon with 4 cases, and Gyeonggi with 1 case. Most are presumed to be related to the Itaewon club cluster. Additionally, 3 cases were confirmed in Daegu. Of the 5 imported cases, 1 was detected during quarantine, with 2 in Gyeonggi, and 1 each in Incheon and Jeonnam.

Over the past five days, the number of new cases has been reported around 30 daily, mostly from local community transmission. After 34 cases (26 local) on the 10th, there were 35 cases (29 local) on the 11th, 27 cases (22 local) on the 12th, 26 cases (22 local) on the 13th, and 29 cases (26 local) on the 14th. In the recent six days, 178 cases were confirmed, of which 147 were classified as local transmissions. Most cases are linked to visits or contacts with Itaewon clubs or pubs during the holiday period earlier this month. There are also one or two cases with unclear infection routes consistently appearing.

On the previous day, 59 patients were released from isolation, and there were no deaths. Although new cases were reported, the number of patients released from isolation was higher, reducing the number of isolated patients to 937 as of midnight. A total of 15,263 diagnostic tests were conducted, marking three consecutive days with over 15,000 tests performed. The number of tests has significantly increased as the health authorities have implemented anonymous testing to prevent individuals from avoiding testing due to concerns about personal exposure.

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