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166 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-15 13:49
  • Update2020-08-15 13:53
  • Division Division of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea


15 August 2020



□ As of 0:00, 15 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 15,039 (including 2,629 imported cases), of which 13,901 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 155 new local cases, 11 new imported cases, and 0 new death.


 

[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 15 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

155

72

3

0

6

1

1

0

0

Cumulative

12,410

1,476

158

6,881

317

186

148

36

45

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

67

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

Cumulative

1,341

57

63

167

18

18

1,375

113

11

 

[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 15 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

11

0

5

0

5

1

0

2

9

4

7

Total

2,629

18

1,194

532

822

58

5

1,295

1,334

1,715

914

(0.7%)

(45.4%)

(20.3%)

(31.2%)

(2.2%)

(0.2%)

(49.3%)

(50.7%)

(65.2%)

(34.8%)

※ Asia excluding China: Russia 2, Bangladesh 1, Malaysia 1, Japan 1 / Americas: US 5 / Africa: Ghana 1

 

 

[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 15 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

14 August (Fri)

13,863

705

14

305

As of 0:00

15 August (Sat)

13,901

833

14

305

Difference

(+)38

(+)128

-

-

 

* 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, 15 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

14 August (Fri)

1,665,084

14,873

13,863

705

305

20,132

1,630,079

As of 0:00

15 August (Sat)

1,675,296

15,039

13,901

833

305

21,618

1,638,639

Difference

(+)10,212

(+)166

(+)38

(+)128

0

(+)1,486

(+)8,560

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul


72


2


1,841


(1.00)


1.00

Busan


3


0


201


(1.34)


5.89

Daegu


0


0


6,946


(46.19)


285.08

Incheon


6


0


399


(2.65)


13.50

Gwangju


1


0


221


(1.47)


15.17

Daejeon


1


0


168


(1.12)


11.40

Ulsan


0


0


62


(0.41)


5.41

Sejong


0


0


50


(0.33)


14.61

Gyeonggi


67

5


1,800


(11.97)


13.58

Gangwon


3


0


81


(0.54)


5.26

Chungbuk


0


0


82


(0.55)


5.13

Chungnam


1


1


202


(1.34)


9.52

Jeonbuk


0


1


43


(0.29)


2.37

Jeonnam


0


0


42


(0.28)


2.25

Gyeongbuk


0


0


1,412


(9.39)


53.03

Gyeongnam


1


0


168


(1.12)


5.00

Jeju


0


0


26


(0.17)


3.88

Border

Screening


0


2


1,295


(8.61)


-

Total


155


11


15,039


(100)


29.01

 

 

* 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

166

(100)

15,039

(100)

29.01

Sex

Male

70

(42.17)

6,875

(45.71)

26.58

Female

96

(57.83)

8,164

(54.29)

31.42

Age

80 or above

3

(1.81)

612

(4.07)

32.22

70-79

11

(6.63)

983

(6.54)

27.25

60-69

29

(17.47)

1,977

(13.15)

31.16

50-59

33

(19.88)

2,660

(17.69)

30.69

40-49

24

(14.46)

2,035

(13.53)

24.26

30-39

20

(12.05)

1,922

(12.78)

27.28

20-29

32

(19.28)

3,742

(24.88)

54.98

10-19

10

(6.02)

836

(5.56)

16.92

0-9

4

(2.41)

272

(1.81)

6.56

* 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

0

-

305

(100)

2.03

Sex

Male

0

-

162

(53.11)

2.36

Female

0

-

143

(46.89)

1.75

Age

80 or above

0

-

152

(49.84)

24.84

70-79

0

-

90

(29.51)

9.16

60-69

0

-

41

(13.44)

2.07

50-59

0

-

16

(5.25)

0.60

40-49

0

-

4

(1.31)

0.20

30-39

0

-

2

(0.66)

0.10

20-29

0

-

0

-

0.00

10-19

0

-

0

-

0.00

0-9

0

-

0

-

0.00

 

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


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