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279 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-16 15:35
  • Update2020-08-16 15:35
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
16 August 2020


 

As of 0:00, 16 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 15,318 (including 2,642 imported cases), of which 13,910 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 267 new local cases, 12 new imported cases, and 0 new death.

 

 

[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 16 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

267

141

6

1

8

7

0

1

0

Cumulative

12,676

1,616**

164

6,882

325

193

148

37

45

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

96

0

1

5

0

0

0

1

0

Cumulative

1,437

57

64

172

18

18

1,375

114

11

** 1 local case (Seoul) reclassified as imported case (Europe, UK)


[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 16 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

12

1

8

1

1

1

0

0

12

3

9

Total

2,642**

19

1,202

534**

823

59

5

1,295

1,347**

1,719**

923

(0.7%)

(45.5%)

(20.2%)

(31.2%)

(2.2%)

(0.2%)

(49.0%)

(51.0%)

(65.1%)

(34.9%)

China : 1 / Asia excluding China: India 4, Pakistan 2, Japan 1, Kazakhstan 1 / Europe : France 1 / Americas: US 1 / Africa: Kenya 1

** 1 local case (Seoul) reclassified as imported case (Europe, UK)


[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 16 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

15 August (Sat)

13,901

833

14

305

As of 0:00

16 August (Sun)

13,910

1,103

13

305

Difference

(+)9

(+)270

(-)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, 16 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

15 August (Sat)

1,675,296

15,039

13,901

833

305

21,618

1,638,639

As of 0:00

16 August (Sun)

1,681,787

15,318

13,910

1,103

305

22,005

1,644,464

Difference

(+)6,491

(+)279

(+)9

(+)270

0

(+)387

(+)5,825

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

141

5

1,987

(12.97)

20.41

Busan

6

1

208

(1.36)

6.10

Daegu

1

0

6,947

(45.35)

285.12

Incheon

8

1

408

(2.66)

13.80

Gwangju

7

0

228

(1.49)

15.65

Daejeon

0

0

168

(1.10)

11.40

Ulsan

1

2

65

(0.42)

5.67

Sejong

0

0

50

(0.33)

14.61

Gyeonggi

96

2

1,898

(12.39)

14.32

Gangwon

0

0

81

(0.53)

5.26

Chungbuk

1

0

83

(0.54)

5.19

Chungnam

5

0

207

(1.35)

9.75

Jeonbuk

0

0

43

(0.28)

2.37

Jeonnam

0

0

42

(0.27)

2.25

Gyeongbuk

0

0

1,412

(9.22)

53.03

Gyeongnam

1

1

170

(1.11)

5.06

Jeju

0

0

26

(0.17)

3.88

Border

Screening

0

0

1,295

(8.45)

-

Total

267

12

15,318

(100)

29.54

 

 

* 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

279

(100)

15,318

(100)

29.54

Sex

Male

102

(36.56)

6,977

(45.55)

26.98

Female

177

(63.44)

8,341

(54.45)

32.10

Age

80 or above

6

(2.15)

618

(4.03)

32.54

70-79

31

(11.11)

1,014

(6.62)

28.11

60-69

56

(20.07)

2,033

(13.27)

32.04

50-59

58

(20.79)

2,718

(17.74)

31.36

40-49

35

(12.54)

2,070

(13.51)

24.67

30-39

28

(10.04)

1,950

(12.73)

27.68

20-29

39

(13.98)

3,781

(24.68)

55.55

10-19

23

(8.24)

859

(5.61)

17.39

0-9

3

(1.08)

275

(1.80)

6.63

* 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)

1.99

Sex

Male

0

-

162

(53.11)

2.32

Female

0

-

143

(46.89)

1.71

Age

80 or above

0

-

152

(49.84)

24.60

70-79

0

-

90

(29.51)

8.88

60-69

0

-

41

(13.44)

2.02

50-59

0

-

16

(5.25)

0.59

40-49

0

-

4

(1.31)

0.19

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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