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The updates on COVID-19 in Korea as of 19 July
  • Date2020-07-19 15:10
  • Update2020-07-19 15:14
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
19 July 2020


As of 0:00, 19 July 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 13,745 (including 2,045 imported cases), of which 12,556 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 21 new local cases, 13 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


[Table 1. Total reported/tested 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

18 July (Sat)

1,460,204

13,711

12,519

898

294

22,923

1,423,570


As of 0:00

19 July (Sun)

1,465,299

13,745

12,556

894

295

21,953

1,429,601

Difference

(+)5,095

(+)34

(+)37

(-)4

(+1)

(-)970

(+)6,031


The current state* of major local clusters as of today (as of 12:00, 19 July) are as follows:

* The specific figures below may differ from the daily reported statistics (which are based on figures as of 0:00 today) or figures disclosed by local municipalities due to factors such as report timing and differences in the time period considered

 

Related to an office in Gwanak-gu, Seoul City, 13 additional cases (Seoul 2, Gwangju 11) were confirmed. In total, 32* cases have been confirmed.

* Seoul = 12 cases, Gyeonggi = 3 cases, Jeonbuk = 2 cases, Jeju = 4 cases, Gwangju = 11 cases(relatives and etc)

 

Related to Hanhwa life insurance company, 2 additional cases were confirmed. In total, 13* cases have been confirmed.

* Employees = 8, acquaintances = 2, family = 3

 

Related to the second grader at Sung-su highschool, there has been no confirmed cases amongst contacts within the school, and 1 family member who is living together has been confirmed.

 

Related to the family in Seo-gu, Daejeon City, 1* additional case was confirmed. In total, 8* cases have been confirmed.

* index case = 1 case, family members of the index case = 3, contacts from visited clinic = 3, acquaintance = 1

 

As of 0:00, 19 July, there were 13 imported cases, of which, 7 were confirmed at the point of entry, and 6 were confirmed in the community while in mandatory self-quarantine after arrival.

 

The (presumed) location of infection acquisition of the 13 new imported cases are: Americas (4) (US 4), Europe (1) (Germany 1), and Asia excluding China (8) (Japan 1; Kazakhstan 1; Qatar 1; Philippines 5).


 

[ Table 2. Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 19 July 2020) ]

 

Total

Region/Country

Where confirmed

Nationality

China

Asia ex-China

Europe

Americas

Africa

Australia

Point of Entry

Community

Korean

Other

New

13

0

8

1

4

0

0

7

6

3

10

Total

2,045

19

789*

513

696

27

1

950

1,095*

1,400

645*

(0.9%)

(38.6%)

(25.1%)

(34.0%)

(1.3%)

(0.1%)

(46.5%)

(53.5%)

(68.5%)

(31.5%)

* Figures may change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation effort


[ Regional distribution and epidemiological links of the confirmed cases ]

 

Region

Confirmed cases

Other major clusters

Total

Imported cases

Clusters

Other*

New cases


Sub-

total


Shin-

cheonji

Other local clusters

Contacts of confirmed cases

Linked to imported cases

Seoul

1,474

323

1,003

8

866

60

69

148

10

Nightclubs (139), Richway (119), Guro-gu call center (99), Yangcheon-gu sport facility (44), Seongsim Day Care Center (43), Manmin Central Church (41), SMR newly planted churches group (37), Wangsung church(30), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (28), Coupang (24), Gangnam Yeoksam-dong gathering (13), Uijeongbu APT(10), Gwanak-gu office(9), Hanhwa life insurance(8), Gangnam-gu financial institution (8), Lotte Midopa Gwanghwamun Building (3), etc.

Busan

157

38

89

12

58

18

1

30

0

Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), Nightclubs (4), etc.

Daegu

6,932

52

6,131

4,511

699

917

4

749

0

Second Mi-Ju Hospital (196), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (124), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (101), Fatima Hospital (39), Daegu Acting Academy (10), Nightclubs (2), etc.

Incheon

370

74

283

2

263

10

8

13

1

Coupang (61), SMR newly planted churches group (57), Nightclubs (54), Richway (24), Guro-gu call center (19), Gyeyang-gu real estate agency family (12), SMR door-to-door sales gathering (8), Car enthusiast group (4) etc.

Gwangju

186

21

161

9

133

13

6

4

10

Gwangju door-to-door sales (135)

Daejeon

166

19

123

2

97

24

0

24

1

Door-to-door sales in Daejeon (57), The Joeun Clinic (18), etc.

Ulsan

57

23

27

16

4

3

4

7

0

 

Sejong

50

5

44

1

40

3

0

1

0

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (31), gym facilities (8)

Gyeonggi

1,433

359

972

29

809

69

65

102

4

Grace River Church(67), Coupang(67), Nightclubs(59), Richway(58), Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital(50), Guro-gu call center-Bucheon SaengMyeongSu Church(50), Yangcheon-gu sport facility(28). SMR Newly planted churches group(25), Lord Glory Church(25), Anyang-Gunpo pastors group(22), Uijeongbu APT(22), Lotte Confectionery logistics center(15), Wangsung Church (10), Seongnam neighbors gathering(7), Gangnam Yeoksam-dong gathering(5), etc.

Gangwon

72

21

43

17

26

0

0

8

0

Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (10), Apartments in Wonju (4), Richway (4), Geumcheon-gu rice milling machine manufacturer (4), etc.


Chung-

buk

71

15

45

6

29

8

2

11

0

Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11), Nightclubs (9), Guro-gu call center (2), etc.


Chung-

nam

185

26

147

0

142

4

1

12

0

Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), Daejeon door-to-door sales (15), Richway (3), etc.

Jeonbuk

38

20

13

1

12

0

0

5

0

Daejeon door-to-door sales (3), Nightclubs (2)

Jeonnam

33

17

13

1

9

2

1

3

0

Gwangju door-to-door sales (8) etc.


Gyeong-

buk

1,393

24

1,236

566

478

192

0

133

0

Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (119), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (66), pilgrimage to Israel (41), Yecheon-gun (40), Gumi Elim Church (11), etc.


Gyeong-

nam

153

43

90

32

50

6

2

20

0

Geochang Church (10), Wings Tower (9), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Nightclubs (2), etc.

Jeju

25

15

6

0

5

0

1

4

1

Gwanak-gu office(4), etc.

Ports of Entry

950

950

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

 

Total

13,745

2,045

10,426

5,213

3,720

1,329

164

1,274

34

 

(%)

(14.9)

(75.8)

(37.9)

(27.0)

(9.7)

(1.2)

(9.3)

* 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.


[Figure 3: Daily new confirmed cases by chain of transmission]


TOTAL

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Seoul City

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Incheon City

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Gyeonggi Province

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Daejeon City

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Gwangju City


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[ Age distribution of severe cases ]

 

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.10

7.11

7.12

7.13

7.14

7.15

7.16

7.17

7.18

7.19

Total

32

36

31

26

22

20

19

20

17

17

16

16

19

19

Severe

11

12

9

7

8

7

8

8

4

6

6

4

7

7

Very severe

21

24

22

19

14

13

11

12

13

11

10

12

12

12

 

Total

Severe

(

%

)

Very severe

(

%

)

Total

19

7

(

100

)

12

(

100

)

80 and above

3

1

(

14.3

)

2

(

16.7

)

70-79

10

4

(

57.1

)

6

(

50.0

)

60-69

4

1

(

14.3

)

3

(

25.0

)

50-59

1

1

(

14.3

)

0

(

0.0

)

40-49

1

0

(

0.0

)

1

(

8.3

)

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 4: New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission]

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