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- Date2020-03-19 13:35
- Update2020-03-19 13:35
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
- Tel043-719-7556
Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
19 March, 2020
○ As of 0:00, 19 March 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 8,565, of which 1,947 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 152 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 18 March (Wed) |
295,647 |
8,413 |
1,540 |
6,789 |
84 |
16,346 |
270,888 |
As of 0:00 19 March (Thurs) |
307,024 |
8,565 |
1,947 |
6,527 |
91 |
15,904 |
282,555 |
Differences |
+11,377 |
+152 |
+407 |
-262 |
+7 |
-442 |
+11,667 |
○ Regional distribution of total confirmed cases:
|
Total |
City |
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Seoul |
Busan |
Daegu |
Incheon |
Gwangju |
Daejeon |
Ulsan |
Sejong |
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Isolated |
6,527 |
224 |
48 |
4,794 |
26 |
10 |
18 |
27 |
41 |
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Discharged |
1,947 |
58 |
58 |
1,382 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
|||||||||
Deceased |
91 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Subtotal |
8,565 |
282 |
107 |
6,241 |
32 |
17 |
22 |
36 |
41 |
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(Change) |
(152) |
(12) |
- |
(97) |
- |
- |
- |
(6) |
- |
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|
Province |
Other |
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Gyeonggi |
Gangwon |
Chung -buk |
Chung- nam |
Jeon -buk |
Jeon -nam |
Gyeong-buk |
Gyeong-nam |
Jeju |
Airport screening |
|||||||||
Isolated |
228 |
20 |
28 |
87 |
5 |
2 |
894 |
57 |
2 |
16 |
||||||||
Discharged |
64 |
9 |
5 |
31 |
5 |
3 |
275 |
29 |
2 |
0 |
||||||||
Deceased |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
Subtotal |
295 |
30 |
33 |
118 |
10 |
5 |
1,190 |
86 |
4 |
16 |
||||||||
(Change) |
(18) |
- |
(1) |
- |
(1) |
- |
(12) |
- |
- |
(5) |
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|
○ Cases distribution and incidence rate by region:
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Seoul |
282 |
(3.29) |
2.90 |
Gyeonggi |
295 |
(3.44) |
2.23 |
Busan |
107 |
(1.25) |
3.14 |
Gangwon |
30 |
(0.35) |
1.95 |
Daegu |
6,241 |
(72.87) |
256.15 |
Chungbuk |
33 |
(0.39) |
2.06 |
Incheon |
32 |
(0.37) |
1.08 |
Chungnam |
118 |
(1.38) |
5.56 |
Gwangju |
17 |
(0.20) |
1.17 |
Jeonbuk |
10 |
(0.12) |
0.55 |
Daejeon |
22 |
(0.26) |
1.49 |
Jeonnam |
5 |
(0.06) |
0.27 |
Ulsan |
36 |
(0.42) |
3.14 |
Gyeongbuk |
1,190 |
(13.89) |
44.69 |
Sejong |
41 |
(0.48) |
11.98 |
Gyeongnam |
86 |
(1.00) |
2.56 |
Airport Screening |
16 |
(0.19) |
- |
Jeju |
4 |
(0.05) |
0.60 |
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|
|
Total |
8,565 |
(100) |
16.52 |
○ Case distribution by gender and age group:
Classification |
Confirmed Cases |
(%) |
Deaths |
(%) |
Fatality rate (%) |
|
Total |
8,565 |
(100.0) |
91 |
(100.0) |
1.06 |
|
Sex |
Male |
3,296 |
(38.48) |
49 |
(53.85) |
1.49 |
Female |
5,269 |
(61.52) |
42 |
(46.15) |
0.80 |
|
Age |
80 and above |
321 |
(3.75) |
31 |
(34.07) |
9.66 |
70-79 |
562 |
(6.56) |
34 |
(37.36) |
6.05 |
|
60-69 |
1,080 |
(12.61) |
17 |
(18.68) |
1.57 |
|
50-59 |
1,642 |
(19.17) |
7 |
(7.69) |
0.43 |
|
40-49 |
1,181 |
(13.79) |
1 |
(1.10) |
0.08 |
|
30-39 |
886 |
(10.34) |
1 |
(1.10) |
0.11 |
|
20-29 |
2,358 |
(27.53) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
10-19 |
444 |
(5.18) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
0-9 |
91 |
(1.06) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
○ Cases trends by region: