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441 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-27 11:18
  • Update2020-08-27 11:18
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
  • Tel043-719-7557

Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
27 August 2020


□ As of 0:00, 27 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 18,706 (including 2,770 imported cases), of which 14,461 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 434 new local cases, 7 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 27 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

434

154

8

12

59

39

3

2

0

Cumulative

15,936

3,006

233

6,931

559

288

213

49

54

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

100

14

1

15

2

13

3

8

1

Cumulative

2,387

156

87

256

57

82

1,408

151

19

 

[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 27 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

7

0

5

0

2

0

0

3

4

3

4

Total

2,770

19

1,271

548

856

71

5

1,331

1,439

1,767

1,003

(0.7%)

(45.8%)

(19.8%)

(30.9%)

(2.6%)

(0.2%)

(48.1%)

(51.9%)

(63.8%)

(36.2%)

※ Asia excluding China: Philippines 3, Kazakhstan 1, Indonesia 1 / Americas: US 2


[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 27 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

26 August (Wed)

14,368

3,585

42**

312

As of 0:00

27 August (Thur)

14,461

3,932

46

313

Difference

(+)93

(+)347

(+)4

(+)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, 27 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

26 August (Wed)

1,849,506

18,265

14,368

3,585

312

52,795

1,778,446

As of 0:00

27 August (Thur)

1,869,579

18,706

14,461

3,932

313

52,041

1,798,832

Difference

20,073

441

93

347

1

-754

20,386

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

154

0

3,386

(18.10)

34.79

Busan

8

0

277

(1.48)

8.12

Daegu

12

1

6,999

(37.42)

287.26

Incheon

59

0

644

(3.44)

21.79

Gwangju

39

0

330

(1.76)

22.65

Daejeon

3

0

236

(1.26)

16.01

Ulsan

2

0

80

(0.43)

6.97

Sejong

0

0

63

(0.34)

18.40

Gyeonggi

100

2

2,884

(15.42)

21.77

Gangwon

14

0

181

(0.97)

11.75

Chungbuk

1

0

111

(0.59)

6.94

Chungnam

15

0

298

(1.59)

14.04

Jeonbuk

2

0

84

(0.45)

4.62

Jeonnam

13

0

108

(0.58)

5.79

Gyeongbuk

3

1

1,448

(7.74)

54.38

Gyeongnam

8

0

212

(1.13)

6.31

Jeju

1

0

34

(0.18)

5.07

Border

Screening

0

3

1,331

(7.12)

-

Total

434

7

18,706

(100)

36.08

 


* 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

441

(100)

18,706

(100)

36.08

Sex

Male

207

(46.94)

8,441

(45.12)

32.64

Female

234

(53.06)

10,265

(54.88)

39.50

Age

80 or above

19

(4.31)

729

(3.90)

38.38

70-79

41

(9.30)

1,333

(7.13)

36.95

60-69

65

(14.74)

2,709

(14.48)

42.70

50-59

108

(24.49)

3,408

(18.22)

39.32

40-49

70

(15.87)

2,527

(13.51)

30.12

30-39

50

(11.34)

2,353

(12.58)

33.40

20-29

52

(11.79)

4,170

(22.29)

61.27

10-19

27

(6.12)

1,087

(5.81)

22.00

0-9

9

(2.04)

390

(2.08)

9.40

* 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)

313

(100)

1.67

Sex

Male

0

-

165

(52.72)

1.95

Female

1

(100)

148

(47.28)

1.44

Age

80 or above

0

-

156

(49.84)

21.40

70-79

1

(100)

94

(30.03)

7.05

60-69

0

-

41

(13.10)

1.51

50-59

0

-

16

(5.11)

0.47

40-49

0

-

4

(1.28)

0.16

30-39

0

-

2

(0.64)

0.08

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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