In the Past Week, Daily Student COVID-19 Cases Average 149.4...40 Fewer Than Previous Week

Compared to last week (189 people), an average daily decrease of 40 people
Number of students attending in-person classes also decreased due to overlapping Chuseok holidays

On the 23rd, when 1,716 new COVID-19 cases were reported, continuing the three-day streak of over 1,700 cases, citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Sinchon Station in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, are waiting to be tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The average daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases among kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students over the past week was 149.4. Due to the Chuseok holiday, the daily number of confirmed cases decreased by about 40 compared to the previous week (189.4 cases).

According to the Ministry of Education on the 23rd, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases among kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students from the 16th to the 22nd was 1,046.

With the overlap of the Chuseok holiday and the weekend, the number of confirmed cases sharply declined compared to the previous week. There was a decrease of 280 cases compared to the previous week, and the daily average dropped by 40. Since March, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is 18,289.

As of 10 a.m. on the day, 121 schools were conducting remote classes, with the distribution by region as follows: ▲Seoul 77 schools ▲Gyeonggi 13 schools ▲Chungnam 7 schools ▲Daejeon 7 schools.

The number of confirmed student cases by region is ▲Gyeonggi 420 ▲Seoul 264 ▲Incheon 84 ▲Chungnam 51 ▲Busan 36 ▲Gyeongnam 26 ▲Daejeon 25 ▲Daegu 24 ▲Jeonbuk 24 ▲Chungbuk 22 ▲Gwangju 13 ▲Gangwon 13.

As of 10 a.m. on the day, 91.0% (18,615 schools) of the total 24,446 schools nationwide held in-person classes, and 8.4% (1,710 schools) took discretionary holidays. Many schools implemented discretionary holidays due to the Chuseok holiday.

In the metropolitan area, 86.1% (6,667 schools) of 7,742 schools held in-person classes, and 5.7% (980 schools) took discretionary holidays. In non-metropolitan areas, 94.0% (11,948 schools) of 12,704 schools held in-person classes, and only 5.7% (730 schools) took discretionary holidays.

As of 4 p.m. on the 17th, out of 5.94 million students nationwide, 4.55 million (76.7%) attended in-person classes.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among school staff over the past week was 40, with a cumulative total of 1,704 cases.

The number of confirmed cases among university students over the past week was 428, and among university staff was 11. The daily average was 61.1 students and 1.6 staff members. The cumulative number of confirmed university student cases is 8,306, and university staff cases total 670.

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