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15 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-05-18 13:31
  • Update2020-05-18 13:31
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea

18 May, 2020



As of 0:00, 18 May 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 11,065 (including 1,177 imported cases), of which 9,904 cases (89.5%) have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 15 in total.

 

Period

(since 3 Jan)

Total

Tested positive (PCR)

Testing in progress

Tested negative (PCR)

Confirmed

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Deceased

As of 0:00

17 May (Sun)

747,653

11,050

9,888

900

262

17,660

718,943

As of 0:00

18 May (Mon)

753,211

11,065

9,904

898

263

16,093

726,053

Difference

(+)5,558

(+)15

(+)16

(-)2

(+)1

(-)1,567

(+)7,110

 

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Regional distribution of total confirmed cases:

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

Isolated

898

153

11

313

38

0

4

3

0

Discharged

9,904

579

130

6,376

86

30

39

41

47

Deceased

263

4

3

182

0

0

1

1

0

Subtotal

11,065

736

144

6,871

124

30

44

45

47

New

(Difference)

15

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

 

Province

Other

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

Border screening

Isolated

108

7

16

4

2

4

57

5

3

170

Discharged

600

46

43

140

18

14

1,257

116

11

331

Deceased

16

2

0

0

0

0

54

0

0

0

Subtotal

724

55

59

144

20

18

1,368

121

14

501

New

(Difference)

3

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

 

Case distribution and incidence rate by region:

Region

# of cases

(%)

Incidence rate (per 0.1M)

Region

# of cases

(%)

Incidence rate (per 0.1M)

Seoul

736

(6.65)

7.56

Gyeonggi

724

(6.54)

5.46

Busan

144

(1.30)

4.22

Gangwon

55

(0.50)

3.57

Daegu

6,871

(62.10)

282.00

Chungbuk

59

(0.53)

3.69

Incheon

124

(1.12)

4.19

Chungnam

144

(1.30)

6.78

Gwangju

30

(0.27)

2.06

Jeonbuk

20

(0.18)

1.10

Daejeon

44

(0.40)

2.98

Jeonnam

18

(0.16)

0.97

Ulsan

45

(0.41)

3.92

Gyeongbuk

1,368

(12.36)

51.38

Sejong

47

(0.42)

13.73

Gyeongnam

121

(1.09)

3.60

Border

Screening

501

(4.53)

-

Jeju

14

(0.13)

2.09

 




Total

11,065

(100)

21.34

 

Daily case trends by region:


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Case distribution by gender and age group:

 

Confirmed Cases

(%)

Deaths

(%)

Fatality rate (%)

Total

11,065

(100)

263

(100)

2.38

Sex

Male

4,560

(41.21)

137

(52.09)

3.00

Female

6,505

(58.79)

126

(47.91)

1.94

Age

80 or above

490

(4.43)

127

(48.29)

25.92

70-79

715

(6.46)

78

(29.66)

10.91

60-69

1,365

(12.34)

38

(14.45)

2.78

50-59

1,968

(17.79)

15

(5.70)

0.76

40-49

1,462

(13.21)

3

(1.14)

0.21

30-39

1,215

(10.98)

2

(0.76)

0.16

20-29

3,082

(27.85)

0

(0.00)

-

10-19

621

(5.61)

0

(0.00)

-

0-9

147

(1.33)

0

(0.00)

-

 

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Incidence rate by age group (per 100,000):

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Imported cases:

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