293 Students Nationwide Confirmed COVID-19 Positive in Two Days... Another Record High

Average 146.5 Cases per Day... 14.3 More Than Previous Report
80 Cases in Gyeonggi, 58 in Seoul, 27 in Busan Over Two Days
56.7% of Schools Nationwide on Vacation... 17.7% Conducting Remote Classes

As social distancing level 4 is applied, schools in Seoul have switched to remote classes. On the morning of the 14th, a teacher is conducting an online class in a 5th-grade classroom at Muhak Elementary School in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. 2021.07.14.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Over the past two days, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among students in kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide reached 293. The daily average number of confirmed cases is the highest ever recorded.

According to the Ministry of Education on the 22nd, 293 students were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 20th and 21st, averaging 146.5 cases per day. On the 20th, 175 students tested positive, and on the 21st, 117 students were confirmed.

The daily average number of confirmed cases has surpassed the previous record again. It increased by 14.3 cases compared to the daily average of 132.2 cases from the 15th to the 19th. The cumulative number of confirmed student cases is 7,864. Among school staff, 27 were confirmed positive over the two days.

The number of confirmed student cases by region over the two days is as follows: ▲Gyeonggi 80 ▲Seoul 58 ▲Busan 27 ▲Jeonnam 22 ▲Gyeongnam 19 ▲Daejeon 16 ▲Ulsan 14 ▲Gangwon 13 ▲Incheon 11 ▲Chungnam 10.

There was a cluster infection involving 8 people across 3 schools related to A High School in Buk-gu, Busan, and 10 confirmed cases across 4 schools related to B Middle School in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju.

More than half of the schools nationwide have started their vacation. As of 10 a.m. on the day, 56.7% (11,635 schools) were on vacation, 17.7% (3,635 schools) were conducting remote classes, and 25.6% (5,242 schools) were holding in-person classes.

In the metropolitan area, 52.2% (4,057 schools) of the 7,768 schools have started vacation or similar breaks. Schools that switched to remote classes accounted for 46.0% (3,574 schools), and those conducting in-person classes were 1.8% (137 schools).

According to mobile PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests conducted by city and provincial education offices, one middle or high school student in Seoul tested positive in July. In Incheon, one person tested positive through proactive testing, and epidemiological investigations found an additional 3 academy staff and 7 students confirmed positive. Gyeongbuk plans to conduct proactive testing until the 29th, and Gyeongnam until the 23rd.

Over the two days, 73 new university students and 19 university staff members were confirmed positive. The daily average number of confirmed university student cases decreased by 12.1 compared to the 48.6 cases from the 15th to the 19th. The cumulative number of confirmed university student cases is 3,690, and university staff cases total 358.

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