Seoul Reports 31 New COVID-19 Cases... Lowest in a Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Seoul City announced on the 13th that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 31 in one day on the 12th.

The number of confirmed cases recorded the previous day was the lowest in a month since 26 and 32 new cases were confirmed on the 12th and 13th of last month, respectively. Seoul's new confirmed cases peaked at 154 on the 26th of last month and have gradually decreased since then, recording double digits for eleven consecutive days starting from the 2nd of this month.

The number of diagnostic tests conducted in Seoul on the previous day was 1,773, which is 39.1% less than the 2,910 tests on the 11th. The positivity rate, calculated by dividing the number of confirmed cases on the 12th (31 cases) by the number of tests conducted the previous day (2,910 cases), was 1.1%, the lowest this month.

The death toll increased by 3, bringing the total to 38. The newly reported deceased were elderly people in their 70s to 80s. They were diagnosed as confirmed cases and hospitalized for treatment between the 24th and 31st of last month. It was confirmed that all had underlying conditions such as pneumonia and hypertension.

By infection route, one additional confirmed case related to Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu was added, bringing the cumulative total to 23 according to Seoul City's statistics. One new confirmed case was also reported related to a sports facility in Dobong-gu and a construction site in Dobong-gu. The cumulative confirmed cases for these two cluster infection cases in Seoul are 12 and 5, respectively.

There were 4 confirmed cases who had contact with confirmed patients from other cities and provinces (cumulative 201 in Seoul), and 1 case related to overseas contact (cumulative 401 in Seoul). 'Others' including old cluster infections or sporadic cases accounted for 11 cases (cumulative 2,279 in Seoul), and 12 cases (cumulative 796 in Seoul) are still under investigation by health authorities regarding their infection routes.

As of midnight on the day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul is 4,670. The number of patients currently in isolation treatment is 1,520, and 3,112 people have been discharged after being declared fully recovered.

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