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280 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-25 11:07
  • Update2020-08-25 11:07
  • Division Division of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea


25 August 2020



□  As of 0:00, 25 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 17,945 (including 2,750 imported cases), of which 14,286 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 264 new local cases, 16 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


 

[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 25 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

264

134

3

5

15

4

10

0

3

Cumulative

15,195

2,742

221

6,917

473

242

203

45

54

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

63

8

0

9

4

1

0

2

3

Cumulative

2,195

124

86

229

48

57

1,405

138

16

 


[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 25 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

16

0

6

2

8

0

0

3

13

3

13

Total


2,750


19

1,259

548

851

68

5

1,325

1,425

1,757

993

(0.7%)

(45.8%)

(19.9%)

(30.9%)

(2.5%)

(0.2%)

(48.2%)

(51.8%)

(63.9%)

(36.1%)

Asia excluding China: Russia 1, Bangladesh 1, Kazakhstan 1, Philippines 1, Indonesia 1, Afghanistan 1 / Europe: Swiss 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 / Americas : US 7, Ecuador 1

 


[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 25 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

24 August (Mon)

14,219

3,137

32

309

As of 0:00

25 August (Tue)

14,286

3,349

38

310

Difference

(+)67

(+)212

(+)6

(+)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, 25 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

24 August (Mon)

1,804,422

17,665

14,219

3,137

309

47,995

1,738,762

As of 0:00

25 August (Tue)

1,825,837

17,945

14,286

3,349

310

50,362

1,757,530

Difference

21,415

280

67

212

1

2,367

18,768

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

134

0

3,120

(17.39)

32.05

Busan

3

0

265

(1.48)

7.77

Daegu

5

0

6,983

(38.91)

286.60

Incheon

15

0

558

(3.11)

18.88

Gwangju

4

0

284

(1.58)

19.50

Daejeon

10

1

226

(1.26)

15.33

Ulsan

0

0

76

(0.42)

6.63

Sejong

3

0

63

(0.35)

18.40

Gyeonggi

63

9

2,684

(14.96)

20.26

Gangwon

8

0

149

(0.83)

9.67

Chungbuk

0

2

110

(0.61)

6.88

Chungnam

9

0

271

(1.51)

12.77

Jeonbuk

4

0

75

(0.42)

4.13

Jeonnam

1

0

82

(0.46)

4.40

Gyeongbuk

0

1

1,444

(8.05)

54.23

Gyeongnam

2

0

199

(1.11)

5.92

Jeju

3

0

31

(0.17)

4.62

Border

Screening

0

3

1,325

(7.38)

-

Total

264

16

17,945

(100)

34.61

 

 * 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

280

(100)

17,945

(100)

34.61

Sex

Male

137

(48.93)

8,089

(45.08)

31.28

Female

143

(51.07)

9,856

(54.92)

37.93

Age

80 or above

9

(3.21)

693

(3.86)

36.49

70-79

30

(10.71)

1,258

(7.01)

34.88

60-69

50

(17.86)

2,587

(14.42)

40.78

50-59

53

(18.93)

3,240

(18.06)

37.38

40-49

33

(11.79)

2,415

(13.46)

28.79

30-39

30

(10.71)

2,256

(12.57)

32.02

20-29

41

(14.64)

4,081

(22.74)

59.96

10-19

19

(6.79)

1,047

(5.83)

21.19

0-9

15

(5.36)

368

(2.05)

8.87

* 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)

310

(100)

1.73

Sex

Male

1

(100)

164

(52.90)

2.03

Female

0

-

146

(47.10)

1.48

Age

80 or above

1

(100)

154

(49.68)

22.22

70-79

0

-

93

(30.00)

7.39

60-69

0

-

41

(13.23)

1.58

50-59

0

-

16

(5.16)

0.49

40-49

0

-

4

(1.29)

0.17

30-39

0

-

2

(0.65)

0.09

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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