COVID-19 New Cases Yesterday 42... 31% Aged 60 and Over (Update)

Central Disease Control Headquarters Domestic Occurrence Status
Among New Patients, 13 Are Aged 60 and Over

On the 28th, when a COVID-19 case was confirmed at a middle school in Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, testing is being conducted for all faculty and students.

[Asia Economy Reporters Choi Daeyeol and Jo Hyun-ui] On the 29th, 42 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were identified. Among them, 30 cases were locally transmitted, and the remaining 12 are presumed to have been imported from overseas.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on the day, 24 additional confirmed cases were reported in the metropolitan area: 7 in Seoul, 16 in Gyeonggi, and 1 in Incheon. Four new cases were classified in Gwangju, and two each in Daejeon and Daegu. New confirmed cases also emerged in Busan, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam. Five cases were identified during quarantine procedures.

The metropolitan areas with locally transmitted cases include eight regions such as Seoul. Including imported cases, patients were reported in 11 cities and provinces nationwide. In the metropolitan area, additional infections have been continuously reported through small gatherings related to churches, and in Gwangju, a cluster is presumed to have spread through a temple. Most of the imported cases are believed to have entered from Asian countries other than China.

With sporadic cluster infections emerging across the country recently and a relatively high number of elderly patients considered high-risk, the concerns of health authorities have increased. Among the 42 new confirmed cases the previous day, 13 patients aged 60 or older, including one in their 70s, accounted for one-third of all new cases. This contrasts with previous large-scale infection clusters such as Shincheonji Church, Itaewon clubs, and logistics centers, which mostly involved younger people.

With 42 new cases added the previous day, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 12,757. An additional 65 patients were released from isolation, slightly reducing the total number of patients currently in isolation to 1,046. There were no deaths reported the previous day.

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