COVID-19 New Cases Yesterday 28... Local 23, Overseas 5 (Update)

On the 16th, a notice about the suspension of the ground fountain operation to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was posted at Seoul Forest in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] On the 25th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that 28 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were recorded. Among them, 23 patients are presumed to have been infected within the community, and the remaining 5 patients were imported from overseas.

By region, a total of 9 new cases were added in Seoul, including 1 imported case. In Incheon, Daejeon, and Gyeonggi, 1, 4, and 9 new confirmed cases were reported respectively. All of these are community-acquired infections. One new patient was also added in Chungnam. Four cases were identified during the quarantine stage.

The number of patients released from isolation increased by 44, and one additional death was reported, bringing the total number of patients currently under isolation treatment to 1,307. From this day forward, the criteria for release from isolation have been relaxed, and a significant increase in the number of released patients is expected.

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