COVID-19 New Cases 524... Maintaining 500s for Three Consecutive Days (Update)

Citizens are getting tested at a temporary screening clinic for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up at Seoul Plaza. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 14th, 524 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were identified in South Korea. After recording 537 cases on the 12th, the daily number has remained in the 500s for three consecutive days, maintaining a more stable trend compared to last month when cases fluctuated around 1,000.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 524 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 70,728. Of these, 496 were locally transmitted and 28 were imported cases.

The daily domestic confirmed cases since the 1st of this month were 1,027 → 820 → 657 → 1,020 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 (corrected from 664) → 451 → 537 → 561 (corrected from 562) → 524, all remaining below 1,000.

Over the past week (8th?14th), the average number of new cases was 579, and the key indicator for adjusting social distancing levels, the average daily local transmission cases, was 545. This corresponds to level 2.5 (nationwide 400?500 or more cases, or rapid doubling).

On this day, local cases included 131 in Seoul, 162 in Gyeonggi, and 24 in Incheon, totaling 317 in the metropolitan area. Cases were also reported in all other 14 provinces: 40 in Busan, 30 in Gwangju, 18 in Chungbuk, 16 each in Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam, 12 in Chungnam, 11 each in Daegu and Gangwon, 9 in Ulsan, 6 in Jeonnam, 3 each in Daejeon and Jeonbuk, and 2 each in Sejong and Jeju.

Among the 28 imported cases, 11 were detected during quarantine and 17 were identified in the community. Nineteen were Korean nationals and nine were foreigners.

The death toll increased by 10 from the previous day, reaching a total of 1,195. Among hospitalized patients, 380 are in critical condition, an increase of 6 from the previous day. The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation rose by 1,136 to 55,772.

On the previous day, 53,047 diagnostic tests were conducted for suspected cases. At temporary screening clinics set up in the metropolitan area, 34,578 free anonymous tests were performed, and 50 new cases were confirmed through tests conducted the day before. Since the 14th of last month, a total of 3,171 cases have been confirmed at these temporary screening clinics.

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