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- Date2020-05-24 15:58
- Update2020-05-24 16:00
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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The Updates of COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
24 May, 2020
○ As of 0:00, 24 May 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 11,190 (including 1,212 imported cases), of which 10,213 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 25 in total.
[Table 1. Total confirmed and suspected cases]
|
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 23 May (Sat) |
814,420 |
11,165 |
10,194 |
705 |
266 |
21,569 |
781,686 |
|
As of 0:00 24 May (Sun) |
820,289 |
11,190 |
10,213 |
711 |
266 |
20,333 |
788,766 |
|
Difference |
(+)5,869 |
(+)25 |
(+)19 |
(+)6 |
0 |
(-)1,236 |
(+)7,080 |
[Table 2. Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 24 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 |
||
|
New |
8 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
Total |
1,212 |
19 |
200 |
469 |
515 |
8 |
1 |
518 |
694 |
1,069 |
143 |
|
(1.6%) |
(16.5%) |
(38.7%) |
(42.5%) |
(0.7%) |
(0.1%) |
(42.7%) |
(57.3%) |
(88.2%) |
(11.8%) |
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* Figures may change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation efforts.
○ From contact tracing on the confirmed student at Daegu Agriculture Meister High School, 5 more cases were confirmed (a paster and church members at Elim church located in Gumi, Gyeongbuk Province). Epidemiological investigation and contact tracing are underway.
○ From the confirmed emergency worker at Bucheon fire station in Gyeonggi Province, 3 more cases (family and coworkers) were confirmed, brining the total number to 4 cases.
○ As of 12:00 today, there are 225 confirmed cases in total related to the nightclub cluster.
|
• (By region) Seoul City 106, Gyeonggi Province 58, Incheon City 40, Chungbuk Province 9, Busan City 4, Gyeongnam Province 2, Jeonbuk Province 2, Daejeon City 1, Chungnam Province 1, Gangwon Province 1, Jeju Province 1 (Of 9 cases from Chungbuk Province, 8 are related to quarantine facility at the Ministry of National Defence) • (By chain of transmission) Club visitors 96, Contacts (family, acquaintance, coworker, etc.) 129 • (By age group) [0-18] 26, [19-29] 122, 30-39] 35, [50-59] 19, [50-59]12, [60+] 11 • (By sex) male 178, female 47 |
[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 |
||||||
|
Sub- total |
Shin- cheonji |
Other clusters |
Contacts of confirmed cases |
Imported cases |
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|
Seoul |
768 |
270 |
471 |
8 |
377 |
17 |
69 |
27 |
6 |
Itaewon clubs (106), Samsung Seoul Hospital (7), Guro-gu call center (98), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (20), Manmin Central Church (41), etc. |
|
Busan |
144 |
27 |
88 |
12 |
57 |
18 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
Itaewon clubs (4), Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), etc. |
|
Daegu |
6,873 |
25 |
6,117 |
4,510 |
682 |
921 |
4 |
731 |
0 |
Second Mi-Ju Hospital (196), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (128), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (100), Fatima Hospital (37), etc. |
|
Incheon |
143 |
47 |
91 |
2 |
76 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Itaewon clubs (42), Guro-gu call center (20), etc. |
|
Gwangju |
30 |
14 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Daejeon |
45 |
14 |
22 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
Korea Forest Engineer Institute (3), etc. |
|
Ulsan |
50 |
19 |
24 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
Sejong |
47 |
4 |
42 |
1 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (30), gym facilities (8) |
|
Gyeonggi |
760 |
179 |
533 |
29 |
390 |
52 |
62 |
48 |
6 |
Itaewon clubs (55), Bible study group (6), Emergency workers (3), Grace River Church in Seongnam (72), Guro-gu call center-Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church (48), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (50), etc. |
|
Gangwon |
56 |
16 |
33 |
17 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
Apartments in Wonju City (3), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (10), etc. |
|
Chung- |
59 |
8 |
42 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
Itaewon Clubs(9), Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11) |
|
Chung- |
145 |
13 |
122 |
0 |
120 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), research center in Seosan (9), etc. |
|
Jeonbuk |
21 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Itaewon clubs (2) |
|
Jeonnam |
18 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Gyeong- |
1,376 |
13 |
1,231 |
566 |
474 |
191 |
0 |
132 |
6 |
Gumi Elim Church (7), Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (120), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (66), Yecheon-gun (41), etc. |
|
Gyeong- |
123 |
17 |
87 |
32 |
48 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
Itaewon Clubs(2), Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Wings Tower (10), etc. |
|
Jeju |
14 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Airport |
518 |
518 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
11,190 |
1,212 |
8,932 |
5,212 |
2,326 |
1,236 |
158 |
1,046 |
25 |
|
|
( % ) |
(10.8) |
(79.8) |
(46.6) |
(20.8) |
(11.0) |
(1.4) |
(9.3) |
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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 new 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 |
13 |
5 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
8 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
|
80 or above |
5 |
2 |
( |
40.0 |
) |
3 |
( |
37.5 |
) |
|
70-79 |
3 |
1 |
( |
20.0 |
) |
2 |
( |
25.0 |
) |
|
60-69 |
2 |
1 |
( |
20.0 |
) |
1 |
( |
12.5 |
) |
|
50-59 |
1 |
1 |
( |
20.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
|
40-49 |
2 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
2 |
( |
25.0 |
) |
|
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 |
) |
[Figure 2: New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission]
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