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The updates on COVID-19 in Korea as of 4 October
  • Date2020-10-04 14:27
  • Update2020-10-04 14:28
  • DivisionDirector for International Affairs
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□  As of 0:00, 04 October 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 24,091 (including 3,287 imported cases), of which 21,845 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 47 new local cases, 17 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 04 October (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

47

16

5

0

5

0

2

1

0

Cumulative

20,804

4,960

407

7,052

836

440

330

112

61

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

14

0

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

Cumulative

3,857

198

141

424

89

134

1,508

216

39

 


Imported cases, as of 0:00, 04 October (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

Total

Region/Country

Where confirmed

Nationality

China

Asia ex-China

Europe

America

Africa

Oceania

Point of Entry

Community

Korean

Other

New

17

0

13

3

1

0

0

9

8

6

11

Total

3,287

23

1,628

585

949

87

15

1,546

1,741

1,973

1,314

(0.7%)

(49.5%)

(17.8%)

(28.9%)

(2.6%)

(0.5%)

(47.0%)

(53.0%)

(60.0%)

(40.0%)

Asia excluding China: Philippines 3, Bangladesh 1, Kyrgyzstan 1, India 3, Russia 2, Iran 2, Myanmar 1 / Europe: UK 2, Poland 1 / Americas: US 1


Case status, as of 0:00, 04 October (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

03 October (Sat)

21,787

1,820

104

420

As of 0:00

04 October (Sun)

21,845

1,825

105

421

Difference

(+)58

(+)5

(+)1

(+)1

* Based on case data reported to the KDCA

** Critical: patients treated with mechanical ventilator, ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy) / Severe: patients treated with oxygen mask and high flow of oxygen therapy

Figures subject to correction based on findings from epidemiological investigations


Overall case and test status, as of 0:00, 04 October (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

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

03 October (Sat)

2,339,859

24,027

21,787

1,820

420

21,287

2,294,545

As of 0:00

04 October (Sun)

2,346,345

24,091

21,845

1,825

421

22,116

2,300,138

Difference

+6,486

+64

+58

+5

+1

+829

+5,593

 

* Based on case data reported to the KDCA

** Testing in progress includes number of completed tests with negative results that are being recorded with delays

Figures subject to correction based on findings from epidemiological investigations


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Regional distribution of cases, as of 0:00, 04 October (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

16

0

5,376

(22.32)

55.23

Busan

5

0

458

(1.90)

13.42

Daegu

0

2

7,135

(29.62)

292.84

Incheon

5

1

936

(3.89)

31.66

Gwangju

0

1

496

(2.06)

34.05

Daejeon

2

0

364

(1.51)

24.69

Ulsan

1

0

148

(0.61)

12.90

Sejong

0

0

76

(0.32)

22.20

Gyeonggi

14

2

4,450

(18.47)

33.58

Gangwon

0

0

224

(0.93)

14.54

Chungbuk

1

1

175

(0.73)

10.94

Chungnam

0

0

489

(2.03)

23.04

Jeonbuk

0

0

129

(0.54)

7.10

Jeonnam

0

0

173

(0.72)

9.28

Gyeongbuk

3

1

1,566

(6.50)

58.82

Gyeongnam

0

0

291

(1.21)

8.66

Jeju

0

0

59

(0.24)

8.80

Border Screening

0

9

1,546

(6.42)

-

Total

47

17

24,091

(100)

46.47

 

 

* Total (cumulative) number of cases reported since January 2020 of region / Population of region (based on resident registration data of the Ministry of the Interior as of January 2020)

* Incidence rate based on the number of confirmed cases with the address of the reporting institution

 



Major local clusters as of 12:00 today (04 October 2020)

Cluster

Location

New cases

Total cases

Note

Seoul Design Highschool

Seoul

6

7

Staff 6) including index case

Family 1)

Chaoreum Nursing Home

Gyeonggi Province

7

11

Residents (9)

Staff (1)

Additional transmission (1)

Construction worker

Gyeonggi Province

7

8

Worker (1) including index case

Family and friends (5)

Manufacturing company

Pohang

5

6

Staff (4) including index case

Family (2)

* Tested all 623 coworkers and family

On Hospital

Busan

3

4

Inpatient (4)

* All 159 contacts related to the ward were tested and cohort isolated

* The specific figures may differ from the daily reported statistics or figures disclosed by local municipalities due to factors such as report timing and differences in the time period considered



REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL LINKS OF CONFIRMED CASES

 

Region

Confirmed cases

Other major clusters

Total

Imported cases

Clusters

Other*

Under investigation

New cases

Sub-

total

Shin-

cheonji cluster

Other local clusters

Related to imported cases

Seoul

5,376

416

2,992

8

2,911

73

1,010

958

16

Past large clusters:

Sarang Jeil Church (1,174)

Aug 15 Seoul rallies (646)

Nightclubs (277)

Richway (210)

Guro-gu call center (170)

Coupang fulfillment center (152)

Gwangju door-to-door sales (150)

Fitness/sport facility in Cheonan (123)

Newly planted churches group (119)

 

 

Recent clusters:

Green Coa Public Bath

Daeji/Jukjeon Highschool

Chaoreum Hospital

Severance Hospital

Dana clinic

Health Products Business Seminar

Pyunggang clinic

Sonmang Church

Daewoo Deoville plus

Bakaewon (mental health care facility)

Yemaru Day Care Center

Sammosporex Sauna

Day care center in Icheon

Elderly gathering in Pohang

Busan

458

51

300

12

233

55

53

54

5

Daegu

7,135

83

5,369

4,512

853

4

934

749

2

Incheon

936

100

620

2

610

8

119

97

6

Gwangju

496

56

377

9

362

6

34

29

1

Daejeon

364

34

206

2

204

0

82

42

2

Ulsan

148

36

78

16

58

4

22

12

1

Sejong

76

15

47

1

45

1

10

4

0

Gyeonggi

4,450

593

2,559

29

2,464

66

734

564

16

Gangwon

224

26

132

17

114

1

39

27

0

Chung-buk

175

34

88

6

75

7

28

25

2

Chung-nam

489

65

297

0

296

1

75

52

0

Jeonbuk

129

40

52

1

51

0

23

14

0

Jeonnam

173

39

104

1

101

2

22

8

0

Gyeong-buk

1,566

58

1,161

566

595

0

203

144

4

Gyeong-nam

291

75

172

32

137

3

21

23

0

Jeju

59

20

13

0

12

1

20

6

0

Ports of Entry

1,546

1,546

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

Total

24,091

3,287

14,467

5,214

9,021

232

3,401

2,784

64

(%)

(13.6)

(60.1)

(21.6)

(37.4)

(1.0)

(14.1)

(11.6)

* Includes contacts of confirmed cases
The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation.


AGE DISTRIBUTION OF SEVERE CASES

 

 

9.21

9.22

9.23

9.24

9.25

9.26

9.27

9.28

9.29

9.30

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

Total

141

146

139

126

128

122

124

120

115

109

107

107

104

105

Severe

68

73

63

54

58

56

58

57

52

53

54

52

52

54

Very severe

73

73

76

72

70

66

66

63

63

56

53

55

52

51

 

 

Total

Severe

(

%

)

Critical

(

%

)

Total

105

54

(

100.0

)

51

(

100.0

)

80 and above

19

11

(

20.4

)

8

(

15.7

)

70-79

39

17

(

31.5

)

22

(

43.1

)

60-69

33

18

(

33.3

)

15

(

29.4

)

50-59

9

5

(

9.3

)

4

(

7.8

)

40-49

3

1

(

1.9

)

2

(

3.9

)

30-39

1

1

(

1.9

)

0

(

0.0

)

20-29

1

1

(

1.9

)

0

(

0.0

)

10-19

0

0

(

0.0

)

0

(

0.0

)

0-9

0

0

(

0.0

)

0

(

0.0

)


Confirmed cases by gender and age group

 

New cases

(%)

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Total

64

(100)

24,091

(100)

46.47

Sex

Male

40

(62.50)

11,132

(46.21)

43.04

Female

24

(37.50)

12,959

(53.79)

49.87

Age

80 or above

6

(9.38)

988

(4.10)

52.02

70-79

8

(12.50)

1,938

(8.04)

53.73

60-69

12

(18.75)

3,836

(15.93)

60.46

50-59

8

(12.50)

4,464

(18.53)

51.51

40-49

13

(20.31)

3,222

(13.37)

38.41

30-39

9

(14.06)

2,949

(12.24)

41.86

20-29

4

(6.25)

4,785

(19.87)

70.30

10-19

4

(6.25)

1,321

(5.48)

26.74

0-9

0

(0.00)

588

(2.44)

14.17

* Total (cumulative) number of cases reported since January 2020 by sex and age / Population by sex and age (based on resident registration data of the Ministry of the Interior as of January 2020)

 

Deaths by gender and age group

 

New deaths

(%)

Total deaths

(%)

Case fatality rate (%)

Total

1

(100)

421

(100)

1.75

Sex

Male

1

(100.00)

225

(53.44)

2.02

Female

0

(0.00)

196

(46.56)

1.51

Age

80 or above

0

(0.00)

210

(49.88)

21.26

70-79

0

(0.00)

141

(33.49)

7.28

60-69

1

(100.00)

45

(10.69)

1.17

50-59

0

(0.00)

19

(4.51)

0.43

40-49

0

(0.00)

4

(0.95)

0.12

30-39

0

(0.00)

2

(0.48)

0.07

20-29

0

(0.00)

0

(0.00)

0.00

10-19

0

(0.00)

0

(0.00)

0.00

0-9

0

(0.00)

0

(0.00)

0.00



IMPORTED CASES

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NEW CASES (LAST 2 WEEKS) BY CHAIN OF TRANSMISSION

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