COVID-19 New Cases 1,490, Four Digits for 61 Consecutive Days... 6 Deaths (Comprehensive)

On the 3rd, citizens are waiting to get tested at the COVID-19 screening clinic in front of Nowon-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mun Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Amid the continued spread of COVID-19 in South Korea, the number of new confirmed cases on the 5th recorded in the high 1400s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, 1,490 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total to 260,403. Of these, 1,461 were locally transmitted cases, and 29 were imported cases.

This is 314 fewer than the previous day (1,804 cases) and 129 fewer than last Saturday a week ago (1,619 cases). However, since the number of tests conducted over the weekend significantly decreased, it is difficult to conclude that the spread has slowed down.

By region, Seoul reported 505 cases, Gyeonggi 441 cases, and Incheon 98 cases, totaling 1,044 cases (71.5%) in the metropolitan area. Non-metropolitan areas recorded a total of 417 cases (28.5%), including Chungnam 73, Gyeongnam 52, Ulsan 41, Gyeongbuk 39, Busan, Gwangju, and Daejeon each 38, Gangwon 22, Daegu 20, Chungbuk 17, Jeonnam 15, Jeonbuk 14, Jeju 7, and Sejong 3.

There were 29 imported cases, one more than the previous day (28). Among them, 9 were identified during airport and port quarantine processes. The remaining 20 cases were confirmed positive while in self-quarantine at their residences or temporary living facilities in Gyeonggi (7), Seoul and Gyeongbuk (3 each), Incheon and Gangwon (2 each), and Busan, Gwangju, and Jeonnam (1 each).

Combining local and imported cases (excluding quarantine), the metropolitan area reported a total of 1,056 cases: Seoul 508, Gyeonggi 448, and Incheon 100. Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

The death toll increased by 6, bringing the total to 2,321. The domestic average fatality rate stands at 0.89%. The number of critically ill patients totaled 363, down by 13 from the previous day (376).

The number of tests conducted at screening clinics the previous day was 32,377, which is 31,303 fewer than the 63,680 tests conducted the day before. Separately, 87,273 tests were conducted at temporary screening clinics nationwide.

So far, a total of 13,382,738 COVID-19 tests have been conducted at domestic screening clinics, of which 260,403 tested positive and 12,247,641 tested negative. The remaining 874,694 tests are awaiting results. As of midnight on that day, the cumulative positivity rate was 1.95% (260,403 out of 13,382,738 tests).

The daily number of confirmed cases has remained in the four digits for 61 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211 cases). The number of new confirmed cases reported daily over the past week from the 30th of last month to the 5th is as follows: 1,485 → 1,370 → 2,024 → 1,961 → 1,708 → 1,804 → 1,490.

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