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46 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Korea
  • Date2020-02-23 17:42
  • Update2020-02-23 17:42
  • DivisionDivision of Risk Assessment and International Cooperation
  • Tel043-719-7553

 

As of 16:00, 23 February, 2020, 46 additional cases have been confirmed, compared to this morning (09:00, 23 February).

Period

(since 3 January)

Total

Confirmed cases

Suspected cases

Sub

total

discharged

isolated

Death

Sub

total

being tested

tested negative

As of 09:00, 23 Feb.

22,633

556

18

534

4

22,077

6,039

16,038

As of 16:00, 23 Feb.

26,179

602

18

579

5

25,577

8,057

17,520

Differences

+3,546

+46

0

+45

+1*

+3,500

+2,018

+1,482

 

* The 38th case, a Korean female, born in 1963, is linked with Shincheonji(Regious sect). The cause of death(date: Feb. 23) is under investigation


 

The 46 newly confirmed cases are classified into the clusters as follows.

Place

City

Province

Total

Daegu

Seoul

Dae-

jeon

Gwang-

ju

Busan

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-

nam

Gyeonggi

Sub-total

24

1

1

1

6

5

6

2

46

Shincheonji

(Religious sect)

12

 

 

1

1

2

3

1

20

Under investigation

12

1

1

 

5

3

3

1

26

The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change according to the further epidemiological investigation.

 

 

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