COVID-19 Cases Increase by 371... Falling Below 400 Again (Update 2)

[Asia Economy Reporter Joselgina] On the 28th, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 371. It fell below 400 again in just one day.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, 359 new domestic cases and 12 imported cases were confirmed. The total cumulative number of confirmed cases was counted as 19,077 (2,782 imported cases). The daily new confirmed cases decreased slightly after exceeding 400 the previous day.

The number of newly released from isolation was 90, bringing the total to 14,551 (76.27%) released from isolation, with 4,210 currently in isolation. The number of severe and critical patients is 58. The number of deaths increased by 3, bringing the total deaths to 316 (fatality rate 1.66%).

For domestic cases, by region, Seoul had 146, Gyeonggi 113, and Incheon 27 new confirmed cases, with new cases concentrated in the metropolitan area. This was followed by Gwangju with 17, Jeonnam 12, Chungnam 9, Daegu 8, Busan 8, and Chungbuk 5. Daejeon and Gangwon each had 3, Gyeongnam, Jeju, Sejong, and Jeonbuk each had 2, and Ulsan had 1.

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