Overseas Inflow and Local Transmission Double... 30 of 46 New Confirmed Cases (Update)

On the 22nd, when a heatwave advisory was issued for Seoul and the metropolitan area, citizens were moving along Wangsimni-ro in Seongdong-gu, 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 46 on the 23rd.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 46 from the previous day’s midnight to 12,484.

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, sharply increased to 67 on the 20th, decreased to the 40s on the 21st, fell to the 10s the day before, and rose back to the 40s on this day.

Among the 46 new cases, 14 occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area: 6 in Seoul, 1 in Incheon, and 7 in Gyeonggi. Outside the metropolitan area, cases were confirmed in Daegu (1), Daejeon (4), Chungbuk (1), and quarantine (26).

There were 16 domestic cases and 30 imported cases. The number of imported cases being more than twice that of domestic cases is due to 16 Russian crew members on a Russian vessel that arrived at Busan Port the day before testing positive in large numbers.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 10,908, an increase of 27 from the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 to 281 compared to the previous day.

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