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- Date2020-02-19 16:50
- Update2020-06-15 14:15
- DivisionDivision of Risk Assessment and International Cooperation
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○ As of 19 February, 2020, there have been 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of total 46 confirmed cases. 34 cases are currently in isolation, and 9,335 turned out to be negative, and 1,030 currently being tested.
Period |
Total |
Confirmed cases |
Suspected cases |
|||
isolated |
discharged |
Sub-total |
being tested |
tested negative |
||
As of 09:00, 19 Feb. |
10,411 |
34 |
12 |
10,365 |
1,030 |
9,335 |
As of 09:00, 18 Feb. |
9,265 |
21 |
10 |
9,234 |
957 |
8,277 |
Differences |
+1,146 |
+13 |
+2 |
+1,131 |
+73 |
+1,058 |
(as of 09:00, Feb.19)
○ New confirmed case 32th, Korean female, who born in 2009 is a daughter of 15th case, and the contact of 15th case and 20th case. While she has been in self-quarantine from February 2, the onset of symptom was developed and tested positive on February 8. She is currently in isolation at the national designated isolation hospital.
○ From the 33th to 46th cases except 40th case have been confirmed at Daegu-city and Gyengbuk province. The central government(MOHW, KCDC) was dispatched a special task force in Daegu-city to implement disease control measure with local government.
○ 11 new cases have epidemiological link with 31th confirmed case; 10 attended same Korean cult as the 31th case, while 1 had contact with the confirmed case at a hospital. 2 cases are under investigation.
○ The 40th case, Korean male who born in 1943 visited hospital with identified pneumonia and tested positive on February 19. He is currently in isolation at the national designated isolation hospital. The case has no overseas travel history since Dec,2019. Epidemiological investigation is currently underway.
[New cases Information]
Case No. |
Sex |
Age |
Region |
Case classification |
33 |
F |
1980 |
Daegu-city |
Contact of 31th case (Staff at oriental clinic) |
34 |
M |
1996 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
35 |
F |
1994 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
36 |
F |
1972 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
37 |
M |
1973 |
Gyeongbuk province |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
38 |
F |
1963 |
Daegu-city |
Under investigation |
39 |
F |
1959 |
Gyeongbuk province |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
41 |
F |
1951 |
Gyeongbuk province |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
42 |
F |
1991 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
43 |
F |
1962 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
44 |
F |
1974 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
45 |
여 |
66 |
Daegu-city |
Same cluster (Shincheonji*) of 31th confirmed case |
46 |
남 |
92 |
Daegu-city |
Under investigation |
*Korean cult
○ The 31th case, Korean male who born in 1959 has 166 contacts, and they are in self-quarantine. The case was hospitalized at Korean oriental clinic 10 days from February 7th, and 128 contacts are identified. He developed chill on February 7th and visited health facility, church, and hotel fro 1 days before the onset of symptoms. Places and contacts are under investigation.
○ Meanwhile, the 6th, 10th, 16th confirmed cases were tested negative twice in a row, and they will be released today. A total of 16 cases have been discharged so far.
○ According to the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases, COVID-19 is less fatality rate than SARS or MERS, but it is more contagious.
○ The guideline(6th rev.) including case definition is updated and will be applied on February 20. Suspected cases regardless of travel history by medical staff’s decision will get test. And those who are hospitalized with unknown pneumonia will take the COVID-19 test at negative pressure-room or single ward. Even though contacts of case has no symptoms, if necessary, they will be released when the test get negative at 13th day of isolation.
[Case Summery in Republic of Korea, as of 09:00, 19 February]
Case No. |
Date of laboratory confirmation |
Gender |
Birth year |
Nationality |
Travel history in Wuhan |
Current status |
Contact persons |
1 |
2020-01-20 |
F |
’84 |
China |
O |
Discharged |
45 |
2 |
2020-01-24 |
M |
’64 |
Korea |
O |
Discharged |
75 |
3 |
2020-01-26 |
M |
’66 |
Korea |
O |
Discharged |
16 |
4 |
2020-01-27 |
M |
’64 |
Korea |
O |
Discharged |
95 |
5 |
2020-01-30 |
M |
’87 |
Korea |
O |
Hospitalized |
31 |
6 |
2020-01-30 |
M |
’64 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
17 |
7 |
2020-01-30 |
M |
’91 |
Korea |
O |
Discharged |
9 |
8 |
2020-01-31 |
F |
’57 |
Korea |
O |
Discharged |
113 |
9 |
2020-01-31 |
F |
’92 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
2 |
10 |
2020-01-31 |
F |
’66 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
43 |
11 |
2020-01-31 |
M |
’95 |
Korea |
X |
Discharged |
0 |
12 |
2020-02-01 |
M |
’71 |
China |
X |
Hospitalized |
422 |
13 |
2020-02-02 |
M |
’92 |
Korea |
O |
Hospitalized |
0 |
14 |
2020-02-02 |
F |
’80 |
China |
X |
Hospitalized |
3 |
15 |
2020-02-02 |
M |
’77 |
Korea |
O |
Hospitalized |
15 |
16 |
2020-02-04 |
F |
’77 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
450 |
17 |
2020-02-05 |
M |
’82 |
Korea |
X |
Discharged |
290 |
18 |
2020-02-05 |
F |
’99 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
8 |
19 |
2020-02-05 |
M |
’83 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
68 |
20 |
2020-02-05 |
F |
’78 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
2 |
21 |
2020-02-05 |
F |
’60 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
6 |
22 |
2020-02-06 |
M |
’73 |
Korea |
X |
Discharged |
1 |
23 |
2020-02-06 |
F |
’62 |
China |
O |
Hospitalized |
23 |
24 |
2020-02-06 |
M |
’92 |
Korea |
O |
Hospitalized |
0 |
25 |
2020-02-09 |
F |
’46 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
12 |
26 |
2020-02-09 |
M |
’68 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
0 |
27 |
2020-02-09 |
F |
’82 |
China |
X |
Hospitalized |
39 |
28 |
2020-02-10 |
F |
’89 |
China |
O |
Discharged |
1 |
29 |
2020-02-16 |
M |
’38 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
115 |
30 |
2020-02-16 |
F |
’52 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
20 |
31 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’59 |
Korea |
X |
Hospitalized |
Under investigation |
32 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’09 |
Korea |
Investigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
33 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’80 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
34 |
2020-02-18 |
M |
’96 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
35 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’94 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
36 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’72 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
37 |
2020-02-18 |
M |
’73 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
38 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’63 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
39 |
2020-02-18 |
F |
’59 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
40 |
2020-02-19 |
M |
’43 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
41 |
2020-02-19 |
F |
’51 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
42 |
2020-02-19 |
F |
’91 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
43 |
2020-02-19 |
F |
’62 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
44 |
2020-02-19 |
F |
’74 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
45 |
2020-02-19 |
F |
’66 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |
46 |
2020-02-19 |
M |
’92 |
Korea |
nvestigation |
Hospitalized |
Investigation |