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- Date2020-04-05 17:35
- Update2020-06-15 14:52
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
5 April 2020
○ As of 0:00, 5 April 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 10,237 (including 741 imported cases), of which 6,463 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 81 in total.
|
Period (since 3 Jan) |
Total |
Tested positive (PCR) |
Being tested |
Tested negative
|
|||
|
Confirmed |
Discharged |
Isolated |
Deceased |
||||
|
As of 0:00 4 April (Sat.) |
455,032 |
10,156 |
6,325 |
3,654 |
177 |
20,144 |
424,732 |
|
As of 0:00 5 April (Sun.) |
461,233 |
10,237 |
6,463 |
3,591 |
183 |
19,571 |
431,425 |
|
Difference |
(+)6,201 |
(+)81 |
(+)138 |
(-)63 |
(+)6 |
(-)573 |
(+)6,693 |
○ Epidemiological links have been found for 82.6% of the total cases; 10.2% are either under investigation or sporadic cases. More details on the epidemiological links within each province or city are shown in Table 2.
- From Asan Medical Center at Songpa-gu, Seoul, 1 additional guardian of the patient who is in the same ward as the 1st patient at medical center has been confirmed with COVID-19. Epidemiological investigation is underway.
- From Healthcare facility located at Dong-gu, Incheon, 1 staff has been confirmed on 3rd April. Contacts are in home quarantine. Investigation into chains of transmission and contacts is underway.
- From Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, 5 additional cases were confirmed. In total, 40 cases (patients = 14; staff/workers = 13; family/visitors = 13) have been confirmed since 29 March.
○ At the point of entry (quarantine investigation process), there have been cases of stating false content or not complying with the quarantine rules. KCDC says that they could be punished in this case, and urged to cooperate with quarantine rules and COVID-19 measure.
- If you submit false documents at the point of entry, you may be imprisoned for up to 1 year or fined up to 10 million won for violating the Quarantine Act under Article 12 & Article 39(1). The reporting is important for you, family, and the community to get early-testing.
- If an in-bound traveler does not comply with the quarantine regulations, 1year of imprisonment or a fine of up to 10 million won may be imposed for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act under Article 49(1) & Article79(3). According to the Immigration Act under Article 11, & Article 46, it may be subject to deport, to prohibit of entry, etc, so it is necessary to strictly follow the quarantine rules.
Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 5 April 2020)
|
|
Total |
Region/Country |
Where confirmed |
Nationality |
||||||
|
China |
Asia ex-China |
Europe |
America |
Africa |
Airport |
Community |
Korean |
Other |
||
|
New |
40 |
0 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
24 |
16 |
39 |
1 |
|
Total |
741 |
17 |
85 |
372 |
264 |
3 |
303 |
438 |
683 |
58 |
|
(2.3%) |
(11.5%) |
(50.2%) |
(35.6%) |
(0.4%) |
(40.9%) |
(59.1%) |
(92.2%) |
(7.8%) |
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* Figures may change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation efforts.
○ KCDC asked the public to keep practicing the enhanced social distancing, which had been extended to 19 April. People should stay home as much as possible during the weekend, avoid any activities that make it easy to come in close contact with others, and maintain good personal hygiene including coughing etiquette and washing hands.
|
Call to actions for all citizens
① Cancel or postpone all non-essential gatherings, dining out, social events, and travel plans. * There have been numerous reports overseas of transmission by eating together. All meetings and events involving sharing a meal should especially be postponed or canceled.
② If you have fever, cough, sore throat, muscle pain, or other respiratory symptoms, do not go to work. Stay home and get sufficient rest.
③ Avoid leaving home except to purchase necessities, to get medical care, or to go to work.
④ Avoid handshakes and other forms of physical contact. Keep a 2-meter distance from each other.
⑤ Wash your hands, cover up your sneezes/coughs, and generally maintain strict personal hygiene.
⑥ Disinfect and ventilate your space every day. |
[Table 2: Regional distribution and epidemiological links of the confirmed cases]
|
Region |
Confirmed cases |
Other major clusters |
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|
Total |
Imported cases |
Clusters |
Other* |
New cases |
||||||
|
Sub- total |
Shin- cheonji |
Small clusters |
Contacts of confirmed cases |
Imported cases |
||||||
|
Seoul |
552 |
179 |
334 |
7 |
244 |
29 |
54 |
39 |
24 |
Guro-gu call center (98), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (20), Manmin Central Church (40), etc. |
|
Busan |
122 |
12 |
80 |
12 |
50 |
18 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), etc. |
|
Daegu |
6,768 |
10 |
6,041 |
4,506 |
614 |
918 |
3 |
717 |
7 |
Second Mi-Ju Hospital (171), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (124), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (98), etc. |
|
Incheon |
79 |
31 |
44 |
2 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Guro-gu call center (20), etc. |
|
Gwangju |
27 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Daejeon |
37 |
6 |
22 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
Korea Forest Engineer Institute (3), etc. |
|
Ulsan |
40 |
9 |
24 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Sejong |
46 |
3 |
42 |
1 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (30), gym facilities (8) |
|
Gyeonggi |
572 |
114 |
411 |
29 |
282 |
61 |
39 |
47 |
10 |
Grace River Church in Seongnam (72), Guro-gu call center-Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church (48), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (27), etc. |
|
Gangwon |
45 |
9 |
28 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
Apartments in Wonju City (3), etc. |
|
Chung- |
45 |
5 |
32 |
6 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11) |
|
Chung- |
135 |
8 |
119 |
0 |
117 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), research center in Seosan (9), etc. |
|
Jeon- buk |
16 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
Jeon- |
15 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Manmin Central Church (2) |
|
Gyeong- |
1,314 |
9 |
1,172 |
566 |
415 |
190 |
1 |
133 |
4 |
Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (120), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (59), etc. |
|
Gyeong- |
109 |
12 |
80 |
32 |
42 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Wings Tower (8), etc. |
|
Jeju |
12 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Airport |
303 |
303 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
|
|
Total |
10,237 |
741 |
8,454 |
5,208 |
1,878 |
1,253 |
115 |
1,042 |
81 |
|
|
(7.2) |
(82.6) |
(50.9) |
(18.3) |
(12.2) |
(1.1) |
(10.2) |
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|
* Not classified into a cluster or under investigation ※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation. |
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○ Nationwide case trends:
[Figures 1-2: Daily and total confirmed cases and their status]
[Figure 3: Distribution of confirmed cases based on location reported]
*Refer to attachment
[Table 3: Confirmed cases by region]
|
|
Total |
City |
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|
Seoul |
Busan |
Daegu |
Incheon |
Gwangju |
Daejeon |
Ulsan |
Sejong |
|||||||||||
|
Isolated |
3,591 |
407 |
29 |
1,868 |
54 |
12 |
19 |
12 |
31 |
|||||||||
|
Discharged |
6,463 |
145 |
90 |
4,773 |
25 |
15 |
18 |
27 |
15 |
|||||||||
|
Deceased |
183 |
0 |
3 |
127 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|||||||||
|
Subtotal |
10,237 |
552 |
122 |
6,768 |
79 |
27 |
37 |
40 |
46 |
|||||||||
|
(Difference) |
81 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||
|
Imported case |
40 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||||
|
Local transmission |
41 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
Province |
Other |
||||||||||||||||
|
Gyeonggi |
Gangwon |
Chung-buk |
Chung- nam |
Jeon- buk |
Jeon- nam |
Gyeong- buk |
Gyeong-nam |
Jeju |
Airport screening |
|||||||||
|
Isolated |
357 |
20 |
17 |
33 |
9 |
11 |
371 |
32 |
8 |
301 |
||||||||
|
Discharged |
208 |
24 |
28 |
102 |
7 |
4 |
899 |
77 |
4 |
2 |
||||||||
|
Deceased |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Subtotal |
572 |
45 |
45 |
135 |
16 |
15 |
1,314 |
109 |
12 |
303 |
||||||||
|
(Difference) |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
||||||||
|
Imported case |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
||||||||
|
Local transmission |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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|
|
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[Table 4: Case distribution and incidence rate by region]
|
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
|
Seoul |
552 |
(5.39) |
5.67 |
Gyeonggi |
572 |
(5.59) |
4.32 |
|
Busan |
122 |
(1.19) |
3.58 |
Gangwon |
45 |
(0.44) |
2.92 |
|
Daegu |
6,768 |
(66.11) |
277.78 |
Chungbuk |
45 |
(0.44) |
2.81 |
|
Incheon |
79 |
(0.77) |
2.67 |
Chungnam |
135 |
(1.32) |
6.36 |
|
Gwangju |
27 |
(0.26) |
1.85 |
Jeonbuk |
16 |
(0.16) |
0.88 |
|
Daejeon |
37 |
(0.36) |
2.51 |
Jeonnam |
15 |
(0.15) |
0.80 |
|
Ulsan |
40 |
(0.39) |
3.49 |
Gyeongbuk |
1,314 |
(12.84) |
49.35 |
|
Sejong |
46 |
(0.45) |
13.44 |
Gyeongnam |
109 |
(1.06) |
3.24 |
|
Airport Screening |
303 |
(2.96) |
- |
Jeju |
12 |
(0.12) |
1.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
10,237 |
(100) |
19.74 |
[Figures 4-7: Daily case trends by region (Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Seoul, Gyeonggi)]
[Table 5: Case distribution by gender and age group]
|
|
Confirmed Cases |
(%) |
Deaths |
(%) |
Fatality rate (%) |
|
|
Total |
10,237 |
(100) |
183 |
(100) |
1.79 |
|
|
Sex |
Male |
4,098 |
(40.03) |
97 |
(53.01) |
2.37 |
|
Female |
6,139 |
(59.97) |
86 |
(46.99) |
1.40 |
|
|
Age |
80 and above |
462 |
(4.51) |
91 |
(49.73) |
19.70 |
|
70-79 |
681 |
(6.65) |
51 |
(27.87) |
7.49 |
|
|
60-69 |
1,289 |
(12.59) |
25 |
(13.66) |
1.94 |
|
|
50-59 |
1,904 |
(18.60) |
13 |
(7.10) |
0.68 |
|
|
40-49 |
1,370 |
(13.38) |
2 |
(1.09) |
0.15 |
|
|
30-39 |
1,083 |
(10.58) |
1 |
(0.55) |
0.09 |
|
|
20-29 |
2,789 |
(27.24) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
|
10-19 |
535 |
(5.23) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
|
0-9 |
124 |
(1.21) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
[Figures 8-9: Case distribution by gender and age group]
[Table 6: Age distribution of severe cases]
|
Age |
Total |
Severe |
( |
% |
) |
Very severe |
( |
% |
) |
|
Total |
81 |
31 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
50 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
|
80 and above |
19 |
12 |
( |
38.7 |
) |
7 |
( |
14.0 |
) |
|
70-79 |
29 |
7 |
( |
22.6 |
) |
22 |
( |
44.0 |
) |
|
60-69 |
21 |
7 |
( |
22.6 |
) |
14 |
( |
28.0 |
) |
|
50-59 |
9 |
4 |
( |
12.9 |
) |
5 |
( |
10.0 |
) |
|
40-49 |
1 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
1 |
( |
2.0 |
) |
|
30-39 |
1 |
1 |
( |
3.2 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
20-29 |
1 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
1 |
( |
2.0 |
) |
|
10-19 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
0-9 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
[Figure 10: Incidence rate by age group (per 100,000)]
[Figure 11: Weekly trend of imported cases]
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