Army 1st Corps COVID-19 Cumulative Cases... Highest Among Single Units

Lieutenant General Lee Doo-hee, Commander of the Army 1st Corps, is issuing operational guidelines during combat command training. (Photo by Kookbang Ilbo)

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The daily number of COVID-19 cases within the military has once again reached an all-time high. It is the first time that the daily confirmed cases have exceeded 3,000. In particular, among the Army units, the 1st Corps surpassed 4,000 cumulative confirmed cases, marking the highest number for a single unit within the military.

According to the Ministry of National Defense as of 2 p.m. on the 17th, the number of new confirmed cases was counted at 3,698.

By affiliation, the additional confirmed cases are highest in the Army with 2,549. The Army 1st Corps added 193 new confirmed cases on this day, bringing the cumulative total to 4,018. This was followed by the Air Force with 409, the Marine Corps with 257, the Navy with 249, the Ministry of National Defense direct units with 181, the Ministry of National Defense with 34, the Joint Chiefs of Staff with 15, and the Combined Forces Command with 4.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases within the military is 46,551, of which 13,023 are currently under management.

Recently, the Army 1st Corps conducted a 4-night, 5-day Battle Command Training Program (BCTP). At that time, the corps stated that despite the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, they made every effort to ensure safe training by early identification of infected personnel and measures to prevent the spread of infection within the unit.

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