[Breaking] 1,030 New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday... Highest Ever Recorded

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea has exceeded 1,000 for the first time.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 13th at midnight that the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 1,030, bringing the total to 42,766. This is an increase of 80 cases from the previous day’s 950, marking the first time in 328 days since the first domestic COVID-19 patient was reported on January 20 that the daily cases have reached the 1,000 range. This also sets a new record for the highest number of cases for two consecutive days.

The previous highest daily new case count was 909 on February 29, during the peak of the first major outbreak centered in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Regarding the infection routes of the new cases on this day, 1,002 were locally transmitted and 28 were imported cases. The number of locally transmitted cases also reached an all-time high, increasing by 74 from 928 the previous day.

Until early last month, the number of new cases was maintained around 100, but it has steadily increased, surpassing the 1,000 mark within a month. From the 1st to the 11th of this month, the daily new cases were 451 → 511 → 540 → 628 → 577 → 631 → 615 → 592 → 671 → 680 → 689, maintaining a range of 400 to 600 cases. However, the number surged to 950 the day before and then exploded to 1,030 on this day.

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