20 New COVID-19 Cases... Sporadic Infections Continue (Update)

On the 20th, when in-person classes postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic resumed, third-year students at Gyeongbok High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul, were leaving school after their first day of in-person classes. 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 20 on the 22nd.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 11,142, an increase of 20 from midnight the previous day.

The number of new confirmed cases recorded in the 30s on the 10th and 11th following the spread of the cluster infection originating from Itaewon clubs, then decreased to the 20s from the 12th to the 15th, and further declined to the 10s from the 16th to the 19th. However, on the 20th, the number rose to the 30s for the first time in nine days, then dropped to the 10s the day before, and rose again to the 20s on this day.

Among the new cases, 11 were domestic transmissions and 9 were imported cases. The domestic cases were distributed as follows: 6 in Gyeonggi, 2 in Gyeongbuk, and 1 each in Gyeongnam, Seoul, and Incheon. Among the imported cases, 7 were detected at airport quarantine, and 1 each was confirmed in Seoul and Ulsan.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 10,162, an increase of 27 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 26, unchanged from the previous day.

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