New Confirmed Cases 33... 15 Domestic, 18 Imported (Update)

On the 29th, when heavy rain fell mainly in the central region, citizens hurried their steps near Beodeuldari Bridge in Jongno-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 33 on the 5th.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 33 from the previous day’s midnight to 14,456.

The daily new confirmed cases once surged to 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 number has fluctuated in double digits. From the 31st of last month to the 2nd, the cases were in the 30s, dropped to the 20s on the 3rd, and rose back to the 30s the day before.

Among the 33 newly confirmed cases, 15 were locally transmitted and 18 were imported. The local cases occurred in Chungbuk (6), Seoul (5), Gyeonggi (2), and Gyeongnam and Incheon (1 each).

Among the 18 imported cases, 6 were detected during quarantine. The rest tested positive while in self-isolation at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (5), Gyeongnam (3), Gwangju, Seoul, Daegu, and Gangwon (1 each).

The countries from which the imported cases arrived were Uzbekistan and the United States with 6 cases each, followed by Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Japan, India, Ethiopia, and France (1 case each).

Of the 33 new confirmed cases on that day, 14 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 13,406, an increase of 54 from the previous day. The death toll rose by 1 to 302.

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