COVID-19 New Cases 299... 203 in the Capital Area (Summary)

On the 28th, when the government extended the social distancing level 2 in the metropolitan area for another week, citizens were waiting to get tested at the COVID-19 screening clinic in front of Nowon-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) dropped below 300 for the first time in five days.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 30th at midnight that there were 299 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 19,699.

This is 24 fewer than the previous day (323 cases). This decrease is partly attributed to the reduced number of tests conducted over the weekend (14,841 tests as of midnight on the 30th), compared to 21,612 tests on the 29th and 18,138 tests on the 28th.

Since the 14th, the daily new confirmed cases have been 103 → 166 → 279 → 197 → 246 → 297 → 288 → 324 → 332 → 397 → 266 → 280 → 320 → 441 → 371 → 323 → 299. During this period, a total of 4,929 new cases were reported.

The number of new cases surged to 441 on the 27th, marking the highest count since the large-scale outbreak in Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions in February and March. Subsequently, the numbers decreased to the 300s on the 28th and 29th, and fell below 300 on this day.

Of the 299 new confirmed cases, 16 were imported from overseas, while 283 were locally transmitted.

By region, 114 cases were reported in Seoul, 77 in Gyeonggi, and 12 in Incheon, totaling 203 cases in the metropolitan area.

Outside the metropolitan area, Daegu had the highest number with 30 cases, followed by Jeonnam with 8, Gyeongnam with 7, Busan and Daejeon with 6 each, Chungbuk and Chungnam with 5 each, Gyeongbuk and Ulsan with 3 each, Gwangju, Gangwon, and Jeju with 2 each, and Sejong with 1 case.

There were 16 imported cases on this day. Among them, 7 were detected during quarantine inspections at airports or ports. The remaining 9 tested positive while in self-quarantine at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi and Chungnam (3 each), Seoul (2), and Incheon (1).

The death toll increased by 2, reaching a total of 323. As of midnight on this day, 138 patients were released from isolation, bringing the cumulative total to 14,903.

The number of patients currently in isolation treatment increased by 159 in one day, totaling 4,473.

A total of 1,924,170 people have been tested for COVID-19 domestically. Among them, 1,846,450 tested negative. The remaining 58,021 are awaiting results.

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