Metropolitan Area Sees Resurgence... 7 Out of 10 New Cases Occur There (Update)

59 New Confirmed Cases... 43 in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
39 Local Infections · 20 Imported Cases

On the 22nd, visitors at Gyeonghoeru Pavilion inside Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are listening to a guide's explanation while touring the interior. Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), indoor and outdoor viewing facilities such as palaces and royal tombs that had been closed reopened on this day after 55 days. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 59 on the 23rd. The number of locally transmitted cases was the highest in 18 days since the 5th of this month (43 cases).

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on this day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 59 from the previous day’s midnight to 13,938.

The daily new confirmed cases fluctuated between 30 and 60 since the beginning of this month, dropped to 26 on the 20th, but have been hovering between 40 and 60 since the 21st.

Among the 59 newly confirmed cases, 39 were locally transmitted and 20 were imported. For local cases, Gyeonggi had 17, Seoul 11, Gwangju 9, and Incheon 2.

Among the 20 imported cases, 5 were detected during quarantine. The remaining 15 tested positive while in self-isolation at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (11), Busan (2), Seoul, and Incheon (1 each).

The countries from which imported cases arrived were led by the United States with 9 cases, followed by Russia with 5, Uzbekistan with 3, and the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan with 1 case each.

More than 7 out of 10 of the new confirmed cases on this day occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area (43 cases). New cases were reported in 5 cities and provinces nationwide.

The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation reached 12,758, an increase of 60 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 297.

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