New COVID-19 Cases Back to 30s... All but 3 in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (Update)

Due to the consecutive early summer heatwaves, the number of people seeking dental masks has increased, resulting in dental mask sales at supermarkets and online shopping malls rising more than three to four times recently. On the 2nd, dental masks were being sold at a large supermarket in Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 39 on the 4th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 11,629, an increase of 39 from midnight the previous day.

The number of new confirmed cases showed a decreasing trend from the 28th to the 31st of last month, with 79 → 58 → 39 → 27 cases, as infections related to Itaewon club and Bucheon Coupang logistics center in Gyeonggi Province declined. However, due to the impact of a cluster infection at a church in the Seoul metropolitan area, the number had been increasing since the 1st, but turned to a decrease again on this day.

Among the new patients, all but three occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. There were 14 in Seoul, 7 in Incheon, and 15 in Gyeonggi Province.

There were 33 domestic cases and 6 imported cases. Among domestic cases, 13 were in Seoul, 7 in Incheon, and 13 in Gyeonggi Province. Among imported cases, 1 was in Seoul, 2 in Gyeonggi Province, 1 in Gyeongbuk, and 2 detected through airport quarantine.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation was 10,499, an increase of 32 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 273, unchanged from the previous day.

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