New Confirmed Cases 43... Also Occurring in Daegu, Daejeon, Jeju, and Chungnam (Update)

On the 9th, when a heatwave advisory was forecasted across the country, citizens walking to work near Jamsil Station in Seoul were walking in the shade. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 43 on the 17th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 43 from the previous day’s midnight to 12,198.

The daily number of confirmed cases surged to 79 on the 28th of last month, then dropped to the 20s, and since the 1st of this month, it has fluctuated between 30 and 50 cases.

Among the new cases, 28 occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area: 13 in Seoul, 2 in Incheon, and 13 in Gyeonggi Province.

While recent confirmed cases have been concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area, the virus appears to be spreading to other regions as well. On this day, cases were confirmed in Daegu (1), Daejeon (5), Chungnam (1), Jeju (1), and airport quarantine (7).

There were 31 domestic cases and 12 imported cases.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 10,774, an increase of 14 from the previous day. The death toll rose by one to 279.

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