59 New Confirmed Cases... 7 in Daejeon, 3 in Chungnam, etc. (Update)

On the 12th, as the government indefinitely extended the strengthened quarantine measures in the Seoul metropolitan area, citizens were seen taking a walk wearing masks at Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul. At a briefing that day, Park Neung-hoo, Minister of Health and Welfare and First Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, stated, "We have decided to extend the current strengthened quarantine management system for the metropolitan area," adding, "The end date is not set, and the measures will continue to be maintained until the number of cases in the metropolitan area decreases to single digits." 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 59 on the 18th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 12,257, an increase of 59 from midnight the previous day.

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, 42 occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area: 25 in Seoul, 1 in Incheon, and 16 in Gyeonggi.

While new confirmed cases have recently 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 (7), Chungnam (3), Jeonbuk (1), Sejong (1), and airport quarantine (4).

There were 51 domestic cases and 8 imported cases. The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation reached 10,800, an increase of 26 from the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 to 280.

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