COVID-19 Confirmed Cases at 355... Cluster Infections Continue

After 5 Days Since the 26th, Cases Return to 300s
325 Local Cases · 30 Imported Cases
Cumulative Confirmed Cases from IM Mission Society Reach 368

As the government announced detailed implementation plans for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, medical staff and soldiers are moving at the COVID-19 Vaccine Central Vaccination Center at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 29th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of new COVID-19 cases has dropped to the 300s for the first time in five days.

On the 31st, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 355 new domestic COVID-19 cases were confirmed. This is a decrease of 103 cases from the previous day (458 cases), falling below 400. The cumulative number of confirmed cases stands at 78,205.

The number dropping to the 300s is the first time since the 26th (349 cases), five days ago. The decrease in the number of tests conducted over the weekend appears to have contributed to the reduction in confirmed cases.

Cluster infections originating from the IM Mission continue, and there is a possibility that the scale of confirmed cases may expand again due to cluster infections at Hanyang University Hospital and Boramae Hospital in Seoul.

A total of 368 people were confirmed positive at six unauthorized alternative education facilities operated by the IM Mission. At Hanyang University Hospital, 27 people including medical staff tested positive, and five cases were confirmed at Boramae Hospital. In the second case at a nursing home in Namyangju City, a total of 11 people have been infected since the 20th, and 15 people were infected at a relative gathering in Gyeongnam-Busan.

The number of new confirmed cases over the past week is ▲25th: 437 ▲26th: 349 ▲27th: 559 ▲28th: 497 ▲29th: 469 ▲30th: 458 ▲31st: 355.

On this day, the infection routes of new confirmed cases were 325 local transmissions and 30 imported cases.

By region, the number of confirmed cases is 107 in Gyeonggi, 98 in Seoul, 19 in Incheon, totaling 224 in the metropolitan area. In non-metropolitan areas, there are 20 in Busan, 18 in Gyeongnam, 16 in Gwangju, 15 in Gyeongbuk, 9 in Daegu, 6 each in Ulsan and Gangwon, 4 in Chungnam, 2 each in Sejong and Jeonbuk, and 1 each in Jeonnam, Jeju, and Chungbuk. The total number of confirmed cases in non-metropolitan areas is 101.

The number of deaths increased by 6 from the previous day, bringing the cumulative total to 1,420. The domestic average fatality rate is 1.82%. The number of critically ill patients decreased by 2 to 229.

On the 30th, the number of tests conducted was 24,290, a decrease of 22,978 from the previous day's 47,268. The positivity rate calculated based on the number of tests conducted that day was 1.46%, up from 0.97% the previous day. As of midnight on that day, the cumulative positivity rate was 1.39%.

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