49 New Domestic COVID-19 Cases...Total 12,051 Confirmed

On the 12th, as the government indefinitely extended the metropolitan area quarantine reinforcement measures, citizens were taking a walk wearing masks at Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 49 yesterday.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters announced on the 13th at midnight that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country reached 12,051.

Among the 49 new confirmed cases, 5 were imported from overseas and 44 were locally transmitted. By region, there were 29 cases in Seoul, 14 in Gyeonggi, 1 in Incheon, 3 in Daegu, and 1 in Chungnam. One case was confirmed through quarantine during the domestic entry process.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 22 to 10,691, with a recovery rate of 88.7%.

The death toll remains the same as the previous day at 277.

Currently, 1,083 patients are in isolation receiving treatment.

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