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- Date2020-03-17 16:18
- Update2020-03-17 16:20
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
- Tel043-719-7556
The Updates of COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
17 March, 2020
○ As of 0:00, 17 March 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 8,320 with 1,401 cases discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 84 in total.
|
Period (since 3 Jan) |
Total |
Tested positive |
Being tested |
Tested negative |
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|
Confirmed |
Discharged |
Isolated |
Deceased |
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|
As of 0:00 16 March (Mon) |
274,504 |
8,236 |
1,137 |
7,024 |
75 |
14,971 |
251,297 |
|
As of 0:00 17 March (Sun) |
286,716 |
8,320 |
1,401 |
6,838 |
81 |
17,291 |
261,105 |
|
Differences |
+12,212 |
+84 |
+264 |
-186 |
+6 |
+2,320 |
+9,808 |
○ Regional distribution of total confirmed cases:
|
|
|
City |
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|
|
Total |
Seoul |
Busan |
Daegu |
Incheon |
Gwangju |
Daejeon |
Ulsan |
Sejong |
|
|
isolated |
6,838 |
210 |
52 |
5,094 |
26 |
10 |
18 |
20 |
40 |
|
|
discharged |
1,401 |
55 |
54 |
947 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
deceased |
81 |
0 |
1 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
8,320 |
265 |
107 |
6,098 |
31 |
16 |
22 |
28 |
40 |
|
|
|
Pr |
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|
|
Gyeong -gi |
Gang -won |
Chung -buk |
Chung -nam |
Jeon -buk |
Jeon -nam |
Gyeong-buk |
Gyeong-nam |
Jeju |
Airport Screening |
|
isolated |
204 |
20 |
26 |
100 |
3 |
2 |
941 |
64 |
2 |
6 |
|
discharged |
55 |
8 |
5 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
209 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
|
deceased |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
262 |
29 |
31 |
115 |
7 |
4 |
1,169 |
86 |
4 |
6 |
○ Confirmed cases by date, by region, by gender and age are shown in the following graph and tables.
○ Cases distribution by region
|
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
|
Seoul |
265 |
(3.19) |
2.72 |
Gyeonggi |
262 |
(3.15) |
1.98 |
|
Busan |
107 |
(1.29) |
3.14 |
Gangwon |
29 |
(0.35) |
1.88 |
|
Daegu |
6,098 |
(73.29) |
250.28 |
Chungbuk |
31 |
(0.37) |
1.94 |
|
Incheon |
31 |
(0.37) |
1.05 |
Chungnam |
115 |
(1.38) |
5.42 |
|
Gwangju |
16 |
(0.19) |
1.10 |
Jeonbuk |
7 |
(0.08) |
0.39 |
|
Daejeon |
22 |
(0.26) |
1.49 |
Jeonnam |
4 |
(0.05) |
0.21 |
|
Ulsan |
28 |
(0.34) |
2.44 |
Gyeongbuk |
1,169 |
(14.05) |
43.91 |
|
Sejong |
40 |
(0.48) |
11.68 |
Gyeongnam |
86 |
(1.03) |
2.56 |
|
Airport Screening |
6 |
(0.07) |
- |
Jeju |
4 |
(0.05) |
0.60 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
8,320 |
(100) |
16.05 |
○ Case distribution by gender and age:
|
Classification |
Confirmed Cases |
(%) |
Deaths |
(%) |
Fatality rate (%) |
|
|
Total |
8,320 |
(100.00) |
81 |
(100.00) |
0.97 |
|
|
Sex |
Male |
3,200 |
(38.46) |
44 |
(54.32) |
1.38 |
|
Female |
5,120 |
(61.54) |
37 |
(45.68) |
0.72 |
|
|
Age |
80 and above |
274 |
(3.29) |
28 |
(34.57) |
10.22 |
|
70-79 |
539 |
(6.48) |
29 |
(35.80) |
5.38 |
|
|
60-69 |
1,033 |
(12.42) |
16 |
(19.75) |
1.55 |
|
|
50-59 |
1,602 |
(19.25) |
6 |
(7.41) |
0.37 |
|
|
40-49 |
1,164 |
(13.99) |
1 |
(1.23) |
0.09 |
|
|
30-39 |
856 |
(10.29) |
1 |
(1.23) |
0.12 |
|
|
20-29 |
2,330 |
(28.00) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
|
10-19 |
436 |
(5.24) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
|
0-9 |
86 |
(1.03) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
○ Cases distribution by region
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