Airport Quarantine Confirmed Cases '0'... New Patients Remain in the Teens for Four Consecutive Days (Update)

On the 15th, an official is conducting disinfection at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Yeongdeungpo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 13 on the 19th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 13 from the previous day’s midnight to 11,078.

New confirmed cases remained in the double digits for the fourth consecutive day. The number of new confirmed cases was 19 on the 16th, 13 on the 17th, and 15 the previous day.

Among the new cases, 9 were domestic transmissions and 4 were imported cases.

Of the 9 domestic cases, 6 were in Seoul, 2 in Incheon, and 1 in Gyeonggi Province. All 4 imported cases were detected in Ulsan. No cases were identified during airport quarantine screening.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 34 to 9,938 compared to the previous day. The death toll remained unchanged at 263.

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