293 Student COVID-19 Cases in the Past Week... 64 Fewer Than the Previous Week

Decline Begins After 3 Weeks in May
11 Cases of Cluster Infection from an Elementary School in Gimje, Jeonbuk

Due to a decrease in testing over the weekend, the number of new COVID-19 cases dropped below 600 in one day. On the 23rd, citizens lined up at the screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza to get tested. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, there were 585 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 135,929. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] In the past week, 293 students tested positive for COVID-19. This is 64 fewer than last week, marking a decline after three weeks of increase.

According to the Ministry of Education on the 27th, from the 20th to the 26th, a total of 293 students and 36 staff members from kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide tested positive. On average, 41.9 students and 5.1 staff members were confirmed positive daily. The daily average number of confirmed cases decreased by about 10 compared to the previous week.

After two consecutive weeks of increasing cases in May, the trend has reversed to a decline. The cumulative number of COVID-19 positive students in the first semester is 3,933, and staff cases total 591.

As of 10 a.m., 93 schools (0.5%) were unable to conduct in-person classes due to confirmed cases, a decrease of 118 schools compared to the previous week. Twenty-eight schools (0.1%) implemented discretionary holidays. By region, schools unable to hold in-person classes included 17 in Seoul and Gyeongbuk, and 11 in Chungnam.

Meanwhile, a cluster infection occurred at an elementary school in Gimje, Jeonbuk, resulting in 111 confirmed cases across four schools, including 9 students and 2 staff members. A total of 830 related individuals were tested, all of whom received negative results.

The percentage of students attending in-person classes was 75.4% of the total student population. By school level, attendance rates were 77.5% for elementary schools, 65.0% for middle schools, and 74.0% for high schools.

In the past week, 132 new university students and 10 university staff members tested positive. The number of university student cases decreased by 20 compared to the previous week. On average, 18.9 university students and 1.4 staff members were confirmed positive daily. The cumulative number of confirmed university students and staff are 1,751 and 170, respectively.

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