Seoul 'COVID-19' Total Confirmed Cases 863 ... 2 Additional Overseas Entrants

An instructor and two students who worked at an academy located in Yeouido were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). On the 29th, citizens lined up at the Yeongdeungpo Public Health Center screening clinic in Seoul to undergo diagnostic testing. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As of 10 a.m. on the 1st, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is 863.

This is 2 more than the 861 counted at the same time the previous day, and 1 more than the 862 counted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of midnight on the 1st.

The 2 new confirmed cases are both overseas arrivals: a 45-year-old woman from Gangnam-gu who returned from Mexico, and a 19-year-old man from Yangcheon-gu who came from the United States. Both were confirmed positive on the 31st of last month, and no new confirmed cases have been reported on the 1st yet.

Breaking down the confirmed cases in Seoul by source of infection so far, overseas contact-related cases are the highest at 280, followed by 133 related to Itaewon clubs, and 98 related to the Guro-gu Sindorim-dong call center. Recently, there are 19 cases related to the Coupang logistics center in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, and 8 related to KB Life Insurance in Jung-gu.

Among all confirmed cases in the Seoul area, 627 have recovered and been discharged, while 232 are currently receiving isolation treatment.

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