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36 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-09 10:34
  • Update2020-08-09 10:34
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
9 August 2020


As of 0:00, 9 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 14,598 (including 2,550 imported cases), of which 13,642 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 30 new local cases, 6 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


 

[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 9 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

30

11

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

Cumulative

12,048

1,318

135

6,881

308

182

147

34

45

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

14

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Cumulative

1,189

53

63

161

18

18

1,374

111

11

 

 

[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 9 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

6

0

5

0

1

0

0

1

5

1

5

Total

2,550

18

1,158

529

794

46

5

1,266

1,284

1,681

869

(0.7%)

(45.4%)

(20.7%)

(31.1%)

(1.8%)

(0.2%)

(49.6%)

(50.4%)

(65.9%)

(34.1%)

Asia excluding China: Philippines 1, India 4 / Americas: Mexico 1

 


[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 9 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

8 August (Sat)

13,629

629

17

304

As of 0:00

9 August (Sun)

13,642

651

16

305

Difference

(+)13

(+)22

(-)1

(+)1

 

* Based on case data reported to the KCDC

Figures subject to correction based on findings from epidemiological investigations


[ Overall case and test status, as of 0:00, 9 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

8 August (Sat)

1,620,514

14,562

13,629

629

304

16,105

1,589,847

As of 0:00

9 August (Sun)

1,624,650

14,598

13,642

651

305

16,803

1,593,249

Difference

(+)4,136

(+)36

(+)13

(+)22

(+)1

(+)698

(+)3,402

 

* 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, 9 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

11

2

1,675

(11.47)

17.21

Busan

0

 

177

(1.21)

5.19

Daegu

0

1

6,945

(47.58)

285.04

Incheon

1

 

389

(2.66)

13.16

Gwangju

2

 

210

(1.44)

14.42

Daejeon

0

 

166

(1.14)

11.26

Ulsan

0

1

60

(0.41)

5.23

Sejong

0

 

50

(0.34)

14.61

Gyeonggi

14

1

1,626

(11.14)

12.27

Gangwon

0

 

77

(0.53)

5.00

Chungbuk

1

 

82

(0.56)

5.13

Chungnam

1

 

193

(1.32)

9.09

Jeonbuk

0

 

39

(0.27)

2.15

Jeonnam

0

 

41

(0.28)

2.20

Gyeongbuk

0

 

1,410

(9.66)

52.96

Gyeongnam

0

 

166

(1.14)

4.94

Jeju

0

 

26

(0.18)

3.88

Border

Screening

0

1

1,266

(8.67)

-

Total

30

6

14,598

(100)

28.16

 

 

* 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

36

(100)

14,598

(100)

28.16

Sex

Male

17

(47.22)

6,655

(45.59)

25.73

Female

19

(52.78)

7,943

(54.41)

30.57

Age

80 or above

2

(5.56)

603

(4.13)

31.75

70-79

0

(0.00)

957

(6.56)

26.53

60-69

7

(19.44)

1,905

(13.05)

30.03

50-59

7

(19.44)

2,573

(17.63)

29.69

40-49

3

(8.33)

1,971

(13.50)

23.49

30-39

5

(13.89)

1,854

(12.70)

26.32

20-29

7

(19.44)

3,671

(25.15)

53.93

10-19

1

(2.78)

803

(5.50)

16.25

0-9

4

(11.11)

261

(1.79)

6.29

* 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)


305


(100)


2.09


Sex


Male


1


(100)


162


(53.11)


2.43


Female


0


-


143


(46.89)


1.80


Age


80 or above


0


-


152


(49.84)


25.21


70-79


0


-


90


(29.51)


9.40


60-69


0


-


41


(13.44)


2.15


50-59


0


-


16


(5.25)


0.62


40-49


1


(100)


4


(1.31)


0.20


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


 

* Case fatality rate (CFR) = Number of deaths / Number of confirmed cases x 100

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