Average of 30 Students Confirmed Weekly Recently... 74% of Schools Conducting In-Person Classes

Schools Conducting Remote Classes: 38 in Gyeonggi, 30 in Gangwon, 19 in Seoul

On the 25th, when the nationwide joint academic assessment for high school seniors was conducted, examinees were preparing for the exam at Gyeongbok High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] In the fourth week of March, an average of 30 kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students were infected with COVID-19 daily.

On the 25th, the Ministry of Education announced that from the 18th to the 24th of this month, 210 students and 245 faculty members tested positive for COVID-19.

As of 10 a.m., 20,380 schools conducted in-person classes, accounting for 99.4%, while 114 schools (0.6%) switched to remote learning. Eighteen schools observed discretionary holidays.

The schools that could not conduct in-person classes were 38 in Gyeonggi, 30 in Gangwon, and 19 in Seoul, among other regions.

The number of students attending in-person classes (as of 4 p.m. on the 24th) was 4,385,103, representing 73.9% of all students. The number of students unable to attend due to COVID-19 was 34,281, of whom 6,269 were in self-quarantine due to confirmed cases or contact with infected individuals.

In the past week, 106 university students tested positive, averaging 15.0 per day. The number of university faculty members confirmed positive was 24. The cumulative confirmed cases increased to 355 and 407, respectively.

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