An Average of 212 Students Per Day Confirmed Positive in One Week... 17 Schools in Chungbuk Experiencing Cluster Infections

Cluster infections at 17 middle and high schools in Chungbuk... 66 confirmed cases
Remote classes conducted at 81 schools in Seoul and 16 schools in Chungbuk

On the 13th, when the COVID-19 Recovery Support Committee, which will discuss specific measures for phased daily recovery (With Corona), was launched, middle school students were waiting for tests at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The average number of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school students diagnosed with COVID-19 over the past week was 212 per day.

According to the Ministry of Education on the 14th, the total number of student cases nationwide from the 7th to the 13th was 1,485, averaging 212.1 cases per day. This is a decrease of 15 cases compared to the previous week (227.6 cases).

After the Chuseok holiday, the daily average number of confirmed cases rose to 244.8 but has since been on a declining trend. The cumulative number of student cases from March to the present is 23,624.

From the 5th to the 13th, cluster infections occurred at 17 middle and high schools, including a high school in Chungbuk, resulting in a total of 66 confirmed student cases. Among the students tested, 205 were placed under self-quarantine.

The number of confirmed cases among school staff over the week was 53, averaging 7.6 per day. The cumulative number of confirmed staff cases is 1,903.

As of 10 a.m. on the day, 84 schools were conducting remote classes, distributed by region as follows: ▲Seoul 81 schools ▲Chungbuk 16 schools ▲Gyeonggi 12 schools ▲Incheon 6 schools.

The number of confirmed student cases by region is ▲Seoul 497 ▲Gyeonggi 465 ▲Incheon 116 ▲Chungbuk 105 ▲Daegu 49 ▲Daejeon 40 ▲Gyeongbuk 33 ▲Gyeongnam 33 ▲Busan 31 ▲Chungnam 28.

Out of 20,447 nationwide kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, 99.1% (20,254 schools) held in-person classes. Remote classes were conducted at 0.6% (129 schools), and discretionary holidays were observed at 0.3% (64 schools).

As of 4 p.m. the previous day, 4,958,562 students (83.5%) out of 5.94 million nationwide attended school.

The number of newly confirmed university students over the week was 332, and university staff confirmed cases were 13. Since March, the cumulative number of confirmed university students is 10,239, and university staff cases total 766.

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