New Cases 50... Local Transmission Only in Capital Area, Gwangju, and Daejeon (Update)

On the 8th, citizens are receiving medical examinations at an outdoor specimen collection booth installed in front of the COVID-19 screening clinic at Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 50 on the 9th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 13,293, an increase of 50 from midnight the previous day.

The daily number of new confirmed cases recorded in the 40s on the 29th and 30th of last month, rose to the 50s on the 1st and 2nd, and then to the 60s from the 3rd to the 5th. However, it dropped back to the 40s on the 6th and 7th, rose again to the 60s the day before, and then fell to the 50s on this day.

Among the 50 newly confirmed cases, 28 were locally transmitted and 22 were imported. In the case of local transmission, 7 cases were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, including 4 in Seoul, 2 in Incheon, and 1 in Gyeonggi. Additionally, 15 cases were confirmed in Gwangju and 6 in Daejeon.

Of the 22 imported cases, 5 were detected during quarantine. The rest were confirmed after entry in Gyeonggi (7), Seoul (4), Gyeongnam (2), and one each in Incheon, Chungnam, Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk.

Combining local and imported cases, the Seoul metropolitan area accounted for a total of 19 cases. New confirmed cases were reported in 9 cities and provinces nationwide, including the metropolitan area.

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation reached 12,019, an increase of 49 from the previous day. The death toll rose by 2 to 287.

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