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- Date2020-07-03 21:06
- Update2020-07-03 21:31
- Division Division of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
3 July 2020
□ As of 0:00, 3 July 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 12,967 (including 1,619 imported cases), of which 11,759 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 52 new local cases and 11 new imported cases.
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[Table 1. Total reported/tested cases] |
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Period (since 3 Jan) |
Total |
Tested positive (PCR) |
Testing in progress |
Tested negative (PCR) |
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Confirmed |
Discharged from isolation |
Under isolation |
Deceased |
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As of 0:00 2 July (Thurs) |
1,295,962 |
12,904 |
11,684 |
938 |
282 |
19,782 |
1,263,276 |
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As of 0:00 3 July (Fri) |
1,307,761 |
12,967 |
11,759 |
926 |
282 |
21,560 |
1,273,234 |
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Difference |
(+)11,799 |
(+)63 |
(+)75 |
(-)12 |
- |
(+)1,778 |
(+)9,958 |
□ The current state* of major local clusters as of today (as of 12:00, 3 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 a financial institution in Gangnam-gu, Seoul City, the index case was confirmed on 30 June, and 3 coworkers and 1 friend/acquaintance have also since been confirmed. In total, 5 cases have been confirmed. The friend/acquaintance confirmed worked at a telecommunications company in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Testing is underway for all employees at the company.
○ Related to the apartment complex in Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi Province, 7 additional people related to the fitness center visited by a resident were confirmed. The new cases were friends/acquaintances of fitness center case. In total, 21 cases have been confirmed.
* 1 index case and 1 family member; 7 residents of the same building; 12 related to fitness center
○ A Grade 3 student at Kyeongmyeong Girls’ High School in Daegu city was confirmed on 1 July. Since then, 9 cases were confirmed from the acting school attended by the confirmed case and 1 contact was also confirmed. Testing is underway for students and staff at the four schools attended by the confirmed students.
* Kyeongmyeong Girls’ High School (1); Seongseo High School (2); Namsan High School (1); Daegu Yedam School (1)
○ Related to Gwangneuksa Temple in Gwangju City, 8 additional cases were confirmed. In total, 57 cases have been confirmed. The new cases are related to Hanwul Nursing Home (4), Geumyang Building (2), and Love Church (2).
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Confirmed date of index case |
Related confirmed cases |
Note |
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Gwangneuksa Temple |
6.27 |
12 |
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Geumyang Building (officetel) |
6.27 |
17 (+3) |
Visitors: 10 Family and others: 7 |
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Jeju Island Tourist Group |
6.30 |
5 (-1) |
Family: 4 Company : 1 * 1 has been reclassified as Geumyang Building related |
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Gwangju Love Church |
6.30 |
13 (+2) |
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CCC Agape Silver Center |
6.30 |
3 |
Residents: 3 |
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Hanwul Nursing Home |
7.1 |
1 (+4) |
Residents:2 Caregivers: 3 |
* Subject to change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation efforts
□ The (presumed) location of infection acquisition of the 11 new imported cases are: America (6) and Asia excluding China (5) (Pakistan=3; Kazakhstan=1; Russia=1).
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[Table 2. Imported cases in Korea (as of 0:00, 3 July 2020)] |
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Total |
Region/Country |
Where confirmed |
Nationality |
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China |
Asia ex-China |
Europe |
Americas |
Africa |
Australia |
Point of Entry |
Community |
Korean |
Other |
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New |
11 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
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Total |
1,619 |
19 |
486 |
488 |
605 |
20 |
1 |
735 |
884 |
1,244 |
375 |
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(12.5%) |
(1.2%) |
(30.0%) |
(30.1%) |
(37.4%) |
(1.2%) |
(0.1%) |
(45.4%) |
(54.6%) |
(76.8%) |
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* Figures may change based on findings from ongoing local epidemiological investigation efforts
□ KCDC analysed recent large clusters related to door-to-door sales groups in Seoul and Daejeon and advised caution.
< High risk facilities with poor infection control measures (high damage), as of 0:00, 3 July >
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Door-to-door sales in Seoul City (Richway) |
Door-to-door sales in Daejeon City (101 Home Doctor, Healing Land 23, Nature Health Healing Center, etc) |
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Related cases |
210 cases - (Region) Seoul: 122, Gyeonggi: 57, Incheon: 24, Gangwon: 4, Chungnam: 3 - (Severity) Deaths: 2, Currently severe: 1 - (Age) 50 or higher: 148 (70.5%) - (Transmission) Visitors: 42, Further transmission*: 168 (quinary transmission) * 3 workplaces: 78 4 churches: 33 |
81 cases - (Region) Daejeon: 55, Chungnam: 11, Seoul: 8, Jeonbuk: 3, Sejong: 2, Gwangju: 1, Gyeonggi: 1 - (Severity) Currently severe: 7 - (Age) 50 or higher: 70 (86.4%) - (Transmission) Visitors: 35, Further transmission*: 46 (quinary transmission) * 3 public venues: 11 2 healthcare institutions: 6 |
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Initial confirmed date |
2 June |
15 June |
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Characteristics |
• (Risky activities) Singing along and other activities that produce a lot of respiratory droplets, long gathering time, poorly ventilated confined space • (Risky location) Direct sales promotion halls • (Further transmission) Rapid transmission in community through religious facilities, workplaces, after-school academies, public venues (restaurants, indoor sports/fitness facilities) |
• (Risky activities) Frequent close-contact small gatherings, long event time including product demo or information sharing • (Risky location) Direct sales company location • (Further transmission) Rapid and widespread transmission to multiple regions through small gatherings among friends/acquaintances, public venues (hair salons, restaurants, saunas, etc), healthcare institutions |
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Lessons learned |
① Follow everyday infection prevention measures including mask wearing ② If having suspected symptoms, do not go out or attend gatherings; go to a screening clinic ③ Avoid non-urgent, non-essential social gatherings |
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○ Findings from epidemiological investigation on these clusters include:
- Many stayed in a confined space for a long period of time for product demo, having frequent small gatherings for information sharing, and in some cases, participating in mass singing — all with no or improper mask wearing (wearing incorrectly or taking off during conversation or meal)
- Also, some visited public venues (such as sauna, religious facilities, restaurants, hair salons) and healthcare institutions even though they had symptoms, leading to further rapid transmissions.
○ To prevent infection and transmission in the community through direct selling:
- Middle aged and elderly people are asked to avoid attending information sessions or promotional events related to door-to-door sales agencies.
- They should also cancel nonessential small gatherings, and if unavoidable, make sure to wear a mask and avoid eating or singing together (which produce respiratory droplets in air).
- People with suspected symptoms are asked to cancel outings or social gatherings and instead go to a screening clinic to get tested.
□ In light of the recent spreading of COVID-19 through religious small group meetings and religious events, KCDC urged religious communities to take particular caution during the upcoming weekend, including:
○ Avoid gatherings or switch to non-face-to-face methods;
○ In the case of an unavoidable on-site event, minimise the number of people attending on site, ensure 2 meter distancing and mask wearing at all times, and use instrumental music instead of singing (which can cause respiratory droplets to move in air).
○ Small group meetings should also be refrained, as having conversations for a long period of time in crowded environment can cause transmission of infection.
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COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES IN RELIGIOUS FACILITIES - Use non-face-to-face, contactless methods to hold events such as online gathering - Avoid face-to-face, contact gatherings - If having fever or respiratory symptoms, do not attend religious events - Disinfect and ventilate spaces before and after an event - Avoid activities that make respiratory droplets move in air (such as singing, chanting, and shouting) - Maintain a certain distance from other people (2 meters recommended, 1 meter minimum) - Follow personal hygiene protocols, including hand washing and hand disinfectant use - Avoid providing group meals |
□ To address the challenges faced by COVID-19 diagnosis kit developers, and to support research and development for diagnosis reagent in preparation for a second wave, KCDC will distribute around 1,700 SARS-CoV-2 positive respiratory samples through the National Biobank of Korea.
○ KCDC, in cooperation with Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine, obtained the samples leftover after diagnostic tests at healthcare institutions and private referral laboratories.
○ A total of 31 institutions have applied for samples at the National Biobank of Korea (12-19 June). After a review process, 18 diagnostic kit developers and 1 clinical test institution have been awarded distribution of the first batch.
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[Table 4: Regional distribution and epidemiological links of the confirmed cases] |
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Region |
Confirmed cases |
Other major clusters |
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Total |
Imported cases |
Clusters |
Other* |
New cases |
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Sub- total |
Shin- cheonji |
Other clusters |
Contacts of confirmed cases |
Imported cases |
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Seoul |
1,346 |
300 |
928 |
8 |
808 |
43 |
69 |
118 |
12 |
Nightclubs (139), Richway (120), Guro-gu call center (99), Yangcheon-gu table tennis club (44), Seongsim Day Care Center (43), Manmin Central Church (41), SMR newly planted churches group (37), Dong-an Church-PC Cafe (28), Coupang (24), Wangsung Church (25), Gangnam Yeoksam-dong gathering (11), Daejeon door-to-door sales (8), Geumcheon-gu rice milling machine manufacturer (4), etc. |
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Busan |
154 |
35 |
89 |
12 |
57 |
19 |
1 |
30 |
0 |
Onchun Church (39), Suyeong-gu Kindergarten (5), Nightclubs (4), etc. |
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Daegu |
6,923 |
42 |
6,131 |
4,511 |
698 |
918 |
4 |
750 |
13 |
Second Mi-Ju Hospital (196), Hansarang Convalescent Hospital (124), Daesil Convalescent Hospital (101), Fatima Hospital (39), Daegu Acting Academy (8), Nightclubs (2), etc. |
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Incheon |
344 |
62 |
271 |
2 |
254 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
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), Jesus Malsseum Silcheon Church (5), Car enthusiast group (4), etc. |
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Gwangju |
84 |
17 |
59 |
9 |
26 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
CCC Agape Silver Center (13), Gwangneuksa Temple (12), Hanwul Nursing Home (4), etc. |
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Daejeon |
126 |
16 |
89 |
2 |
70 |
17 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
Door-to-door sales in Daejeon (55), Dreaming Church (5), etc. |
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Ulsan |
55 |
22 |
26 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
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Sejong |
50 |
5 |
44 |
1 |
40 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (31), gym facilities (8) |
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Gyeon-ggi |
1,251 |
254 |
910 |
29 |
747 |
71 |
63 |
87 |
18 |
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 table tennis club (28), SMR newly planted churches group (25), Anyang-Gunpo pastors group (22), Lotte Confectionery logistics center (15), Lord Glory Church (19), KCCC (6), Wangsung Church (8), Uijeongbu apartments (10), Geumcheon-gu rice milling machine manufacturer (6), Suwon church friends gathering (8), Seongnam neighbors gathering (5), Gangnam Yeoksam gathering (5), etc. |
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Gangwon |
65 |
16 |
42 |
17 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital (10), Apartments in Wonju (4), Richway (4), Geumcheon-gu rice milling machine manufacturer (4), etc. |
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Chung- |
64 |
11 |
43 |
6 |
28 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11), Nightclubs (9), Guro-gu call center (2), etc. |
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Chung- |
172 |
17 |
143 |
0 |
138 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
Gym facilities in Cheonan (103), Daejeon door-to-door sales (11), Richway (3), etc. |
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Jeonbuk |
28 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
Daejeon door-to-door sales (3), Nightclubs (2) |
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Jeonnam |
25 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Gwangneuksa Temple (2) |
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Gyeong- |
1,390 |
22 |
1,234 |
566 |
478 |
190 |
0 |
134 |
1 |
Cheongdo Daenam Hospital (119), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (68), Gyeongsan Seo Convalescent Hospital (69), pilgrimage to Israel (41), Yecheon-gun (40), Gumi Elim Church (10), etc. |
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Gyeong- |
136 |
26 |
90 |
32 |
50 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
Geochang Church (10), Wings Tower (9), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Nightclubs (2), etc. |
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Jeju |
19 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Airport |
735 |
735 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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Total |
12,967 |
1,619 |
10,118 |
5,213 |
3436 |
1,308 |
161 |
1230 |
63 |
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(%) |
(12.5) |
(78.1) |
(40.4) |
(26.4) |
(10.1) |
(1.2) |
(9.4) |
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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 3: Daily new confirmed cases by chain of transmission]
TOTAL
Seoul City
Incheon City
Gyeonggi Province
Daejeon City
Gwangju City
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[Table 5: Age distribution of severe cases] |
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Total |
Severe |
( |
% |
) |
Very severe |
( |
% |
) |
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Total |
34 |
13 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
21 |
( |
100.0 |
) |
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80 and above |
10 |
2 |
( |
15.4 |
) |
8 |
( |
38.1 |
) |
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70-79 |
11 |
5 |
( |
38.5 |
) |
6 |
( |
28.6 |
) |
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60-69 |
6 |
4 |
( |
30.8 |
) |
2 |
( |
9.5 |
) |
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50-59 |
7 |
2 |
( |
15.4 |
) |
5 |
( |
23.8 |
) |
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40-49 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
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30-39 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
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20-29 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
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10-19 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
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0-9 |
0 |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
0 |
( |
0.0 |
) |
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[Figure 4: New cases (for last 2 weeks) by chain of transmission]
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