New COVID-19 Cases in Double Digits After 27 Days... 12 in Capital Area, 0 in Daejeon (Update)

On the 22nd, when a heatwave advisory was issued for Seoul and the metropolitan area, heat haze was rising on Yeouidaero in Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 17 on the 22nd. This is the first time in 27 days since the 26th of last month that the daily new confirmed cases have recorded in the double digits.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 12,438, an increase of 17 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, fluctuated between 30 and 50 from the 1st to the 19th of this month, spiked to 67 on the 20th, fell back to the 40s the day before, and recorded double digits on this day.

Among the 17 new patients, 12 were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area: 5 in Seoul, 1 in Incheon, and 6 in Gyeonggi. Outside the metropolitan area, cases were confirmed in Daegu (1), Chungnam (2), Jeonbuk (1), and Gyeongbuk (1).

Eleven cases were domestically transmitted, and six were imported. The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 10,881, an increase of 13 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 280, unchanged from the previous day.

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