136 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... 5 Additional Deaths Reported
Over 100 Cases Daily for Ten Consecutive Days Since the 3rd
Screening clinic set up at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul (Photo by Yonhap News)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 12th at midnight that the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 136, bringing the total to 22,055.
Accordingly, the number of new confirmed cases has remained in the 100s for 10 consecutive days since the 3rd. However, compared to the previous day (176 cases), the newly added confirmed cases decreased by 40, approaching the low 100s. In terms of infection routes, 118 cases were locally transmitted, and 18 were imported from overseas.
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On this day, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 increased by 5. The total cumulative deaths to date are 355. Newly released from isolation were 413 patients, bringing the total number of released from isolation to 18,029 so far.
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