COVID-19 Cases Drop to Teens After Four Days... 16 New Confirmed Cases (Update)

On the 22nd, the stairs of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno-gu, Seoul, were wrapped with the phrase "Thank you to the medical staff working hard to prevent the spread of COVID-19!" 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 16 on the 25th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 16 from the previous day’s midnight to 11,206.

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 dropped to the 10s from the 16th to the 19th. However, it rose again to the 30s on the 20th, dropped to the 10s on the 21st, and climbed back to the 20s from the 22nd to the 24th.

Among the new cases, 13 were domestic transmissions and 3 were imported cases. The domestic cases were distributed by region as follows: Seoul 6, Gyeonggi 4, Daegu 1, Incheon 1, and Gyeongbuk 1. The imported cases included 2 in Gyeonggi and 1 detected through airport quarantine.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 10,226, an increase of 13 from the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 to 267.

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