New COVID-19 Cases Drop to Teens... Occurrences in 4 Cities and Provinces Nationwide (Update)

The stands of professional sports, which had been closed due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, have reopened. On the first day of professional baseball spectators' admission, the 26th, citizens visiting Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul lined up to get uniform markings. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to allow spectators to enter at 10% capacity starting from the professional baseball games held that day. 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 18 on the 30th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 18 from the previous day’s midnight to 14,239.

The daily new confirmed cases fluctuated between 40 and 60 since the 20th, then surged to 113 on the 25th. The number dropped to the 50s on the 26th, then to the 20s on the 27th and 28th, rose again to the 40s the day before, and fell to the 10s on this day.

Among the 18 newly confirmed cases, 7 were locally transmitted and 11 were imported. All local transmissions occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area: 3 in Seoul and 4 in Gyeonggi Province.

Of the 11 imported cases, 8 were detected during quarantine. The remaining 3 tested positive while in self-isolation at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam, and Gyeongbuk Provinces (one case each).

The countries from which the imported cases arrived were led by the Philippines with 4 cases, followed by Saudi Arabia (3), the United States (2), Uzbekistan, and Iraq (1 each).

Among the 18 new confirmed cases on this day, 8 occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. New cases were reported in 4 cities and provinces nationwide.

The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation reached 13,132, an increase of 63 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 300, unchanged from the previous day.

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