COVID-19 New Cases 119... "5th Day in 100s but Cannot Be Complacent" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 7th, 119 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were identified in South Korea. Since the 3rd (195 cases), the number of new cases has remained in the 100s for five consecutive days, showing a gradual decrease in new infections.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) for COVID-19, as of midnight on this day, there were 108 locally transmitted cases and 11 imported cases. The total number of confirmed cases increased to 21,296.

Among the locally transmitted cases, 47 were in Seoul, 30 in Gyeonggi, and 1 in Incheon, totaling 78 cases in the metropolitan area. Non-metropolitan cases included 9 in Busan, 7 in Gwangju, 5 in Daejeon, 3 each in Ulsan and Chungnam, 2 in Gyeongnam, and 1 in Daegu.

Of the 11 imported cases, 4 were detected during quarantine, and the remaining 7 were confirmed in local communities. Five were Korean nationals and six were foreigners. The countries of origin for imported cases were the Philippines (3), India (3), Turkey (2), Kyrgyzstan (1), Japan (1), and Algeria (1).

Although the number of new cases on this day decreased by nearly 80 compared to 198 cases on the 4th, it should be noted that the number of tests conducted over the weekend was significantly lower, with 8,890 and 5,362 tests respectively, compared to around 18,000 tests on weekdays.

Park Neung-hoo, the 1st Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), stated at the CDSCH meeting in the morning, "Confirmed cases continue to occur steadily across all regions nationwide, and 22% of cases have unknown infection routes. Although new cases have remained in the 100s for five consecutive days, we must not let our guard down."

Meanwhile, the number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 151 from the previous day to 16,297. The number of critically ill patients decreased by one from 163 to 162. Two deaths were reported among confirmed cases, raising the total death toll from 334 to 336.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.