58 New COVID-19 Cases... 46 Imported Cases

On the 24th, Iraqi dispatched workers who arrived at Incheon Airport aboard the Air Force aerial refueling aircraft 'KC-330' are exiting the arrival hall. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 imported from overseas increases, the daily new confirmed cases exceeded 50 on the 26th. 80% are imported cases.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 26th, 58 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported domestically. This brings the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 14,150.

Looking at the infection routes, imported cases from overseas were the highest at 46, about four times more than local cases (12). Among the estimated countries of origin for the imported cases, Iraq had the most with 38 cases. This was followed by the United States with 4, Russia with 2, and India and Hong Kong with 1 each. In the case of Iraq, 38 out of 293 construction workers who returned on the 24th were confirmed positive for COVID-19. Including the 36 cases reflected in the previous day's statistics, a total of 74 returning workers from Iraq have been confirmed as COVID-19 positive. The two imported cases from Russia appear to be additional infections resulting from a cluster outbreak on the Russian fishing vessel Petrovn, which docked at Busan Port.

Of the 46 imported cases, 42 were identified during airport or port quarantine processes. Four cases tested positive while in self-quarantine in Seoul (2 cases) and Gyeonggi Province (2 cases). The number of locally transmitted cases dropped to the teens on this day. By region, 5 cases each were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi, and 1 case each in Busan and Gwangju. Although the number of confirmed cases significantly decreased compared to the previous day (113 cases), this is presumed to be influenced by a reduction in testing over the weekend. As of midnight on the 26th, the number of tests conducted was 4,292, about half compared to 8,307 on the 25th and 9,437 on the 24th.

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