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43 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-08 11:14
  • Update2020-08-08 11:16
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea

8 August, 2020


 

As of 0:00, 8 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 14,562 (including 2,544 imported cases), of which 13,629 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 30 new local cases, 13 new imported cases, and 1 new deaths.


Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 8 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

30

16

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Cumulative

12,018

1,307

135

6,881

307

180

147

34

45

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cumulative

1,175

53

62

160

18

18

1,374

111

11

 


Imported cases, as of 0:00, 8 August (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

13

0

7

1

4

1

0

5

8

5

8

Total

2,544

18

1,153

529

793

46

5

1,265

1,279

1,680

864

(0.7%)

(45.3%)

(20.8%)

(31.2%)

(1.8%)

(0.2%)

(49.7%)

(50.3%)

(66.0%)

(34.0%)

  ※ Asia excluding China: Bangladesh 1 (1 non-Korean), Kazakhstan 1, India 1 (1), Philippines 3 (3), Russia 1
Europe: Austria 1 / America: US 4 (3) / Africa: Algeria 1



Case status, as of 0:00, 8 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

7 August (Fri)

 13,543

673

18

303

As of 0:00

8 August (Sat)

13,629

629

17

304

Difference

(+)86

(-)44

(-)1

(+)1



Overall case and test status, as of 0:00, 8 August (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

7 August (Fri)

1,613,652

14,519

13,543

673

303

17,068

1,582,065

As of 0:00

8 August (Sat)

1,620,514

14,562

13,629

629

304

16,105

1,589,847

Difference

(+)6,862

(+)43

(+)86

(-)44

(+)1

(-)963

(+)7,782

 

* Based on case data reported to the KCDC

Figures subject to correction based on findings from epidemiological investigations




Regional distribution of cases, as of 0:00, 8 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020)

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

16

1

1,662

(11.41)

17.08

Busan

0

0

177

(1.22)

5.19

Daegu

0

1

6,944

(47.69)

285.00

Incheon

2

0

388

(2.66)

13.13

Gwangju

0

0

208

(1.43)

14.28

Daejeon

0

0

166

(1.14)

11.26

Ulsan

0

0

59

(0.41)

5.14

Sejong

0

0

50

(0.34)

14.61

Gyeonggi

12

6

1,611

(11.06)

12.16

Gangwon

0

0

77

(0.53)

5.00

Chungbuk

0

0

81

(0.56)

5.06

Chungnam

0

0

192

(1.32)

9.05

Jeonbuk

0

0

39

(0.27)

2.15

Jeonnam

0

0

41

(0.28)

2.20

Gyeongbuk

0

0

1,410

(9.68)

52.96

Gyeongnam

0

0

166

(1.14)

4.94

Jeju

0

0

26

(0.18)

3.88

Border

Screening

0

5

1,265

(8.69)

-

Total

30

13

14,562

(100)

28.09

 

 

* 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



Confirmed cases by gender and age group

 

New cases

(%)

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Total

43

(100)

14,562

(100)

28.09

Sex

Male

23

(53.49)

6,638

(45.58)

25.67

Female

20

(46.51)

7,924

(54.42)

30.49

Age

80 or above

0

(0.00)

601

(4.13)

31.64

70-79

3

(6.98)

957

(6.57)

26.53

60-69

13

(30.23)

1,898

(13.03)

29.92

50-59

10

(23.26)

2,566

(17.62)

29.61

40-49

4

(9.30)

1,968

(13.51)

23.46

30-39

4

(9.30)

1,849

(12.70)

26.25

20-29

7

(16.28)

3,664

(25.16)

53.83

10-19

1

(2.33)

802

(5.51)

16.23

0-9

1

(2.33)

257

(1.76)

6.19

* 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)

304

(100)

2.09

Sex

Male

1

(100)

161

(52.96)

2.43

Female

0

-

143

(47.04)

1.80

Age

80 or above

1

(100)

152

(50.00)

25.29

70-79

0

-

90

(29.61)

9.40

60-69

0

-

41

(13.49)

2.16

50-59

0

-

16

(5.26)

0.62

40-49

0

-

3

(0.99)

0.15

30-39

0

-

2

(0.66)

0.11

20-29

0

-

0

(0.00)

0.00

10-19

0

-

0

(0.00)

0.00

0-9

0

-

0

(0.00)

0.00



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