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- Date2020-05-07 16:23
- Update2020-05-07 16:26
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
7 May 2020
○ As of 0:00, 7 May 2020, a total of 10,810 cases (including 1,107 imported cases) have been confirmed, of which 9,419 cases (87.1%) have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 4 in total.
[Table 1. Total reported/tested cases]
|
Period (since 3 Jan) |
Total |
Tested positive (PCR) |
Awaiting test result |
Tested negative (PCR) |
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|
Confirmed |
Discharged from isolation |
Under isolation |
Deceased |
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|
As of 0:00 6 May (Wed) |
643,095 |
10,806 |
9,333 |
1,218 |
255 |
8,009 |
624,280 |
|
As of 0:00 7 May (Thurs) |
649,388 |
10,810 |
9,419 |
1,135 |
256 |
8,429 |
630,149 |
|
Difference |
(+)6,293 |
(+)4 |
(+)86 |
(-)83 |
(+)1 |
(+)420 |
(+)5,869 |
[Table 2. Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 7 May 2020)]
|
|
Total |
Region/Country |
Where confirmed |
Nationality |
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|
China |
Asia ex-China |
Europe |
Americas |
Africa |
Australia |
Point of Entry |
Community |
Korean |
Other |
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|
New |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
1,107 |
19 |
143 |
462 |
479 |
3 |
1 |
467 |
640 |
1,001 |
106 |
|
(1.7%) |
(12.9%) |
(41.7%) |
(43.3%) |
(0.3%) |
(0.1%) |
(42.2%) |
(57.8%) |
(90.4%) |
(9.6%) |
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○ In Gyeonggi Province, 1 case was confirmed yesterday. Today, 1 contact of this case was also confirmed. Infectious disease prevention and control measures are taking place at the places visited by the confirmed cases. Contact investigation and testing are underway.
(The figures on Tables 1 and 3 are based on cases reported to KCDC before 0:00 of 7 May and may differ from above.)
○ KCDC asked everyone to actively participate in the “Distancing in Daily Life” campaign, intended to help people pursue their everyday life and infectious disease prevention at the same time, by carefully following the “5 Basic Infection Prevention Rules for Everyone”:
- (1) Stay home for 3-4 days if you get sick.
- (2) Keep a distance of two arms’ length between you and other people.
- (3) Wash your hands for 30 seconds. Cough/sneeze into your sleeve.
- (4) Ventilate your space at least twice a day and disinfect regularly.
- (5) Keep in touch with family and friends even while maintaining physical distancing.
○ The elderly (65 y/o or older) and other high-risk groups should also:
- (1) Remember to take medications for existing chronic illnesses.
- (2) Stay home.
- (3) Call public health center and visit screening clinic when sick.
- (4) Stay away from any enclosed/crowded space that makes it difficult to keep 2 meters of distance from other people.
- (5) Stay in touch with loved ones on a regular basis.
○ For the upcoming Parents’ Day (8 May), KCDC advised people to refrain from visiting older parents in nursing homes or convalescent hospitals since they can be highly vulnerable to infection.
○ For effective infectious disease prevention at community level, each community (e.g. school, church, care home) should ensure the following:
- (1) All members should work on infection prevention/control together as a community.
- (2) Designate an infectious disease prevention/control manager within the community.
- (3) Create and follow community guidelines for infectious disease prevention and control.
- (4) The infectious disease prevention/control manager should be proactive in carrying out the role.
- (5) Community members should actively cooperate with the infectious disease prevention/control manager.
○ KCDC again stressed that the transition to “Distancing in Daily Life” does not indicate easing of infectious disease control/prevention measures nor an end of social distancing.
- Noting the possibility that a return to Enhanced Social Distancing may be required if situation becomes worse in the future, KCDC urged everyone to work together to keep COVID-19 away by practicing distancing measures in their everyday life.
○ In light of the recent long holiday weekend during which a lot of traveling and social gathering took place, KCDC reminded the public to stay home and not go to work if having fever or respiratory symptoms and to call the KCDC call center (1339 or area code + 120) or contact a local public health center if having prolonging fever over 38 degrees or aggravating respiratory symptoms.
- KCDC urged people to visit a screening center to get tested especially if two or more persons within a household unit or travel group unit develop COVID-19 suspected symptoms.
[Table 3: 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 |
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|
Sub- total |
Shin- cheonji |
Other clusters |
Contacts of confirmed cases |
Imported cases |
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|
Seoul |
637 |
257 |
357 |
8 |
264 |
16 |
69 |
23 |
0 |
Guro-gu call center (98), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (20), Manmin Central Church (41), etc. |
|
Busan |
138 |
25 |
84 |
12 |
53 |
18 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), etc. |
|
Daegu |
6,856 |
21 |
6,115 |
4,510 |
678 |
923 |
4 |
720 |
0 |
Second Mi-Ju Hospital (196), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (128), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (100), Fatima Hospital (37), etc. |
|
Incheon |
97 |
45 |
48 |
2 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
Guro-gu call center (20), etc. |
|
Gwangju |
30 |
14 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Daejeon |
41 |
11 |
21 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
Korea Forest Engineer Institute (3), etc. |
|
Ulsan |
44 |
13 |
24 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Sejong |
46 |
3 |
42 |
1 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (30), gym facilities (8) |
|
Gyeonggi |
682 |
168 |
470 |
29 |
327 |
52 |
62 |
44 |
1 |
Grace River Church in Seongnam (72), Guro-gu call center-Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church (48), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (50), etc. |
|
Gangwon |
53 |
14 |
32 |
17 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Apartments in Wonju City (3), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (10), etc. |
|
Chung- |
46 |
6 |
32 |
6 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11) |
|
Chung- |
143 |
13 |
120 |
0 |
118 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), research center in Seosan (9), etc. |
|
Jeonbuk |
18 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Jeonnam |
16 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Gyeong- |
1,366 |
11 |
1,224 |
566 |
468 |
190 |
0 |
131 |
0 |
Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (120), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (66), Yecheon-gun (41), etc. |
|
Gyeong- |
117 |
14 |
85 |
32 |
46 |
6 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Wings Tower (10), etc. |
|
Jeju |
13 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Airport |
467 |
467 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
10,810 |
1,107 |
8,680 |
5,212 |
2,076 |
1,234 |
158 |
1,023 |
4 |
|
|
( % ) |
(10.2) |
(80.3) |
(48.2) |
(19.2) |
(11.4) |
(1.5) |
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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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[Figure 1: Daily confirmed cases by chain of transmission]
|
TOTAL |
|
|
Seoul City |
|
|
Gyeonggi Province |
|
|
Daegu City |
|
|
Gyeongbuk Province |
|
[Table 4: Age distribution of severe cases]
|
Age group |
Total |
Severe |
( |
% |
) |
Very severe |
( |
% |
) |
|
Total |
25 |
6 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
19 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
|
80 or above |
8 |
2 |
( |
33.3 |
) |
6 |
( |
31.6 |
) |
|
70-79 |
11 |
3 |
( |
50.0 |
) |
8 |
( |
42.1 |
) |
|
60-69 |
3 |
1 |
( |
16.7 |
) |
2 |
( |
10.5 |
) |
|
50-59 |
1 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
1 |
( |
5.3 |
) |
|
40-49 |
2 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
2 |
( |
10.5 |
) |
|
30-39 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
20-29 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
10-19 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
0-9 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
[Table 5: Cases tested positive after discharge]
|
|
Total |
( |
% |
) |
|
Total |
365 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
|
80 or above |
29 |
( |
7.9 |
) |
|
70-79 |
23 |
( |
6.3 |
) |
|
60-69 |
38 |
( |
10.4 |
) |
|
50-59 |
62 |
( |
17.0 |
) |
|
40-49 |
50 |
( |
13.7 |
) |
|
30-39 |
49 |
( |
13.4 |
) |
|
20-29 |
89 |
( |
24.4 |
) |
|
10-19 |
18 |
( |
4.9 |
) |
|
0-9 |
7 |
( |
1.9 |
) |
[Figure 2: New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission]
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