New COVID-19 Cases at 89... Double Digits After Four Days

Cumulative Total of 27,284 People

Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Central Disease Control Headquarters (Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency)

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on the 7th that the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 89, bringing the total to 27,284.

As of midnight on that day, the number decreased by 56 from the previous day (145), falling to double digits for the first time in four days since the 3rd (75).

Of the 89 new confirmed cases, 72 were locally transmitted and 17 were imported cases.

Although the number of new confirmed cases dropped below 100, infections continue to spread in everyday settings such as nursing homes, long-term care hospitals, family and acquaintances gatherings, workplaces, and saunas. Additionally, new cluster outbreaks linked to funeral homes, wedding halls, and call centers have been occurring in some regions, indicating that the scale of confirmed cases could increase again at any time.

Looking at the daily number of new confirmed cases over the past two weeks from the 25th of last month to this day, the figures were 61 → 119 → 88 → 103 → 125 → 113 → 127 → 124 → 97 → 75 → 118 → 125 → 145 → 89, fluctuating around 100. During this period, the number exceeded 100 on nine occasions.

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