Gyeongnam Sees Another Increase in New COVID-19 Cases... Nearly 4,000 Cases in a Day

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 19th that there were 3,970 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province.

As of midnight that day, there were 3,944 locally transmitted cases, 26 cases from overseas arrivals, and no deaths.

In Changwon City, combining Changwon with Masan and Jinhae, 1,359 cases were confirmed in one day with 651 in Changwon, 371 in Masan, and 337 in Jinhae. Gimhae City reported 749 cases, Yangsan City 574, Geoje City 381, Jinju City 309, Sacheon City 129, Miryang City 102, and Tongyeong City 81 cases.

In the counties, Haman reported 47 cases, Namhae 45, Goseong 38, Changnyeong 34, Hadong 33, Geochang 25, Hapcheon 19, Sancheong 17, Hamyang 17, and Uiryeong 11 confirmed cases.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gyeongnam over the past 4 weeks.

According to the province, from July 10 to July 16, the total number of confirmed cases in the 29th week increased by 6,970 from 6,638 in the 28th week to 13,608, with a daily average of 1,944 cases.

The number of confirmed cases by major regions was 4,411 in Changwon City (32.4%), 2,502 in Gimhae City (18.4%), 2,007 in Yangsan City (14.7%), 1,286 in Geoje City (9.5%), 1,197 in Jinju City (8.8%), and 471 in Sacheon City (3.5%).

By age group, teenagers accounted for the highest proportion at 20.3%, followed by people in their 40s at 15.5%, 50s at 14.1%, and 20s at 13.9%.

The number of confirmed cases among teenagers increased significantly compared to last week, while the largest decrease was seen in those aged 20 and above.

As of midnight on the 19th, the number of confirmed cases in July was 26,542, the total cumulative confirmed cases were 1,130,789, the cumulative number of deaths was 1,251, and the cumulative mortality rate was 0.11%.

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