34 New Confirmed Cases... 13 Domestic Infections, 21 Imported Cases (Update)

On the 31st, marking the beginning of the peak summer vacation season, the Gapyeong Rest Area on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway heading towards Yangyang is crowded with travelers heading on vacation. / Gapyeong = 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 34 on the 4th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 34 from the previous day’s midnight to 14,423.

The daily new confirmed cases had surged to as high as 113 on the 25th of last month when a large number of Korean workers returning from a construction site in Iraq and Russian seamen tested positive, but since then, the numbers have fluctuated in the double digits. From the 31st of last month to the 2nd, the daily cases were in the 30s, then dropped to the 20s the day before, and rose back to the 30s on this day.

Of the 34 newly confirmed cases, 13 were locally transmitted and 21 were imported. The local cases occurred in Seoul (6), Gyeonggi (3), Incheon, Busan, Gwangju, and Gyeongbuk (1 each).

Among the 21 imported cases, 7 were detected during quarantine. The remaining 14 tested positive while in self-isolation at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (8), Seoul (3), Gwangju, Chungbuk, and Jeonnam (1 each).

The countries from which the imported cases arrived were led by the United States with 9 cases, followed by Russia, Uzbekistan, and Mexico (2 each), and Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Senegal (1 each).

Of the 34 new confirmed cases on this day, 21 occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. New cases were reported in 8 cities and provinces nationwide.

The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation reached 13,352, an increase of 72 from the previous day. The death toll remained at 301, unchanged from the previous day.

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