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248 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-31 09:59
  • Update2020-08-31 09:59
  • Division Division of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea


31 August 2020




□  As of 0:00, 31 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 19,947 (including 2,823 imported cases), of which 14,973 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 238 new local cases, 10 new imported cases, and 1 new death.


 

[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 31 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

238

91

4

4

13

9

6

5

1

Cumulative

17,124

3,480

256

6,978

631

330

232

58

58

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

79

3

0

9

1

5

2

1

5

Cumulative

2,755

164

103

287

60

116

1,414

173

29

 


[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 31 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

10

0

5

3

2

0

0

3

7

3

7

Total

2,823

20

1,304

551

871

72

5

1,354

1,469

1,795

1,028

(0.7%)

(46.2%)

(19.5%)

(30.8%)

(2.6%)

(0.2%)

(48.0%)

(52.0%)

(63.6%)

(36.4%)

Asia excluding China: Russia 2, Bangladesh 1, Indonesia 1, Oman 1 / Europe: Germany 1, UK 1, Turkey 1 / Americas: US 1, Brazil 1

 

 

[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 31 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

30 August (Sun)

14,903

4,473

70

323

As of 0:00

31 August (Mon)

14,973

4,650

79

324

Difference

(+)70

(+)177

(+)9

(+)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, 31 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

30 August (Sun)

1,924,170

19,699

14,903

4473

323

58,021

1,846,450

As of 0:00

31 August (Mon)

1,937,689

19,947

14,973

4650

324

57,876

1,859,866

Difference

+13,519

+248

+70

+177

+1

-145

+13,416

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

91

3

3,867

(19.39)

39.73

Busan

4

0

301

(1.51)

8.82

Daegu

4

0

7,047

(35.33)

289.23

Incheon

13

1

718

(3.60)

24.29

Gwangju

9

0

374

(1.87)

25.67

Daejeon

6

1

256

(1.28)

17.37

Ulsan

5

0

89

(0.45)

7.76

Sejong

1

0

67

(0.34)

19.57

Gyeonggi

79

0

3,260

(16.34)

24.60

Gangwon

3

0

189

(0.95)

12.27

Chungbuk

0

1

128

(0.64)

8.00

Chungnam

9

0

332

(1.66)

15.64

Jeonbuk

1

0

87

(0.44)

4.79

Jeonnam

5

0

142

(0.71)

7.62

Gyeongbuk

2

0

1,455

(7.29)

54.65

Gyeongnam

1

0

236

(1.18)

7.02

Jeju

5

1

45

(0.23)

6.71

Border

Screening

0

3

1,354

(6.79)

-

Total

238

10

19,947

(100)

38.47

 

 

* 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

 

 

 

 

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