New COVID-19 Cases at 64... Double Digits for Four Consecutive Days (Update)

On the first day of the Chuseok holiday, the 30th, medical staff are busy working at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at the Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] On the last day of the Chuseok holiday, the 4th, the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea was in the 60s. This marks four consecutive days of double-digit cases.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 4th, there were 64 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 24,091.

The daily new confirmed cases maintained double digits for four consecutive days from the 26th to the 29th of last month (61 → 95 → 50 → 38), then increased to 113 on the 30th when the Chuseok holiday began. However, from the 1st of this month, the numbers dropped back to double digits for four consecutive days (77 → 63 → 75 → 64).

Regarding the infection routes of the new confirmed cases on this day, 47 were locally transmitted and 17 were imported cases. The number of locally transmitted cases decreased by 5 from the previous day (52), falling below 50.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported, the Seoul metropolitan area had 35 cases: Seoul 16, Gyeonggi 14, and Incheon 5. Outside the metropolitan area, there were 5 cases in Busan, 3 in Gyeongbuk, 2 in Daejeon, and 1 each in Ulsan and Chungbuk.

Among the 17 imported cases on this day, 9 were identified during quarantine inspections at airports or ports, and the remaining 8 tested positive while in self-quarantine at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi and Daegu (2 each), and Incheon, Gwangju, Chungbuk, and Gyeongbuk (1 each).

Combining local transmissions and imported cases (excluding quarantine), the Seoul metropolitan area accounted for 38 cases: Seoul 16, Gyeonggi 16, and Incheon 6. Nationwide, new confirmed cases were reported in 10 cities and provinces.

The number of deaths increased by 1 from the previous day, totaling 421. The domestic average fatality rate is 1.75%.

The number of patients whose condition worsened to severe or critical stages after being confirmed with COVID-19 increased by 1, reaching 105.

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