303 New COVID-19 Cases... Back to 300s in One Day

On the morning of the 8th, a quarantine official at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 is placing an identification sticker on the shoulder of an overseas arrival. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has once again surpassed 300 after just one day.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 9th at midnight that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 303 from the previous day to 81,487.

The sources of infection for the new confirmed cases were 273 local transmissions and 30 imported cases.

About 80% of the local cases occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. There were 86 cases (31.5%) in Seoul, 117 cases (42.9%) in Gyeonggi, and 14 cases (5.1%) in Incheon, totaling 217 cases in the metropolitan area, accounting for 79.5% of all cases.

Additionally, new confirmed cases were reported as follows: 9 in Busan, 9 in Daegu, 8 in Gwangju, 5 in Chungnam, 5 in Gyeongnam, 4 in Gyeongbuk, 3 in Ulsan, 3 in Gangwon, 3 in Jeonbuk, 2 in Daejeon, 2 in Chungbuk, 2 in Jeju, and 1 in Sejong. No new cases were reported in Jeonnam.

There were 30 imported confirmed cases. Among them, 11 were detected during quarantine procedures, and the remaining 19 were identified locally. Thirteen were Korean nationals, and 17 were foreigners.

The number of patients who have recovered and been released from isolation reached 71,676, an increase of 458 from the previous day. Among the hospitalized confirmed patients, the number of critically ill patients increased by 1 to 189 compared to the previous day. The death toll rose by 8 to 1,482.

On the previous day, 49,209 diagnostic tests were conducted for suspected cases. At temporary screening clinics set up in the metropolitan area, 33,733 tests were performed, confirming 31 new cases.

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