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- Date2020-03-23 13:25
- Update2020-03-23 13:27
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
- Tel043-719-7556
Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
23 March, 2020
○ As of 0:00, 23 March 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 8,961 (including 144 imported cases), of which 3,166 cases have been discharged from isolation. Newly confirmed cases are 64 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 22 March (Sun) |
331,780 |
8,897 |
2,909 |
5,884 |
104 |
14,540 |
308,343 |
As of 0:00 23 March (Mon) |
338,036 |
8,961 |
3,166 |
5,684 |
111 |
13,628 |
315,447 |
Change |
+6,256 |
+64 |
+257 |
-200 |
+7 |
-912 |
+7,104 |
○ 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 |
5,684 |
266 |
37 |
4,024 |
32 |
9 |
18 |
19 |
39 |
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Discharged |
3,166 |
64 |
71 |
2,305 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
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Deceased |
111 |
0 |
1 |
82 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Subtotal |
8,961 |
330 |
109 |
6,411 |
40 |
19 |
24 |
36 |
42 |
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(Change) |
(64) |
(6) |
(1) |
(24) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
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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 |
260 |
15 |
28 |
76 |
3 |
3 |
763 |
44 |
1 |
47 |
||||||||
Discharged |
88 |
14 |
9 |
44 |
7 |
3 |
469 |
45 |
3 |
0 |
||||||||
Deceased |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
Subtotal |
351 |
30 |
37 |
120 |
10 |
6 |
1,256 |
89 |
4 |
47 |
||||||||
(Change) |
(14) |
- |
(2) |
- |
- |
- |
(2) |
(1) |
- |
(13) |
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|
○ Case distribution and incidence rate by region:
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Region |
# of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate (per 0.1M) |
Seoul |
330 |
(3.68) |
3.39 |
Gyeonggi |
351 |
(3.92) |
2.65 |
Busan |
109 |
(1.22) |
3.19 |
Gangwon |
30 |
(0.33) |
1.95 |
Daegu |
6,411 |
(71.54) |
263.12 |
Chungbuk |
37 |
(0.41) |
2.31 |
Incheon |
40 |
(0.45) |
1.35 |
Chungnam |
120 |
(1.34) |
5.65 |
Gwangju |
19 |
(0.21) |
1.30 |
Jeonbuk |
10 |
(0.11) |
0.55 |
Daejeon |
24 |
(0.27) |
1.63 |
Jeonnam |
6 |
(0.07) |
0.32 |
Ulsan |
36 |
(0.40) |
3.14 |
Gyeongbuk |
1,256 |
(14.02) |
47.17 |
Sejong |
42 |
(0.47) |
12.27 |
Gyeongnam |
89 |
(0.99) |
2.65 |
Airport Screening |
47 |
(0.52) |
- |
Jeju |
4 |
(0.04) |
0.60 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
8,961 |
(100) |
17.28 |
○ Daily cases trends by region:
○ Case distribution by gender and age group:
|
Confirmed Cases |
(%) |
Deaths |
(%) |
Fatality rate (%) |
|
Total |
8,961 |
(100) |
111 |
(100) |
1.24 |
|
Sex |
Male |
3,457 |
(38.58) |
58 |
(52.25) |
1.68 |
Female |
5,504 |
(61.42) |
53 |
(47.75) |
0.96 |
|
Age |
80 and above |
396 |
(4.42) |
46 |
(41.44) |
11.62 |
70-79 |
599 |
(6.68) |
38 |
(34.23) |
6.34 |
|
60-69 |
1,139 |
(12.71) |
18 |
(16.22) |
1.58 |
|
50-59 |
1,702 |
(18.99) |
7 |
(6.31) |
0.41 |
|
40-49 |
1,228 |
(13.70) |
1 |
(0.90) |
0.08 |
|
30-39 |
917 |
(10.23) |
1 |
(0.90) |
0.11 |
|
20-29 |
2,417 |
(26.97) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
10-19 |
460 |
(5.13) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
|
0-9 |
103 |
(1.15) |
0 |
(0.00) |
- |
○ Pediatric case distribution:
Age group |
Total confirmed |
Change from yesterday |
Status |
|
Discharged from isolation |
In isolation |
|||
0-2 |
30 |
0 |
9 |
21 |
3-6 |
32 |
0 |
11 |
21 |
7-12 |
103 |
2 |
29 |
74 |
13-15 |
92 |
0 |
32 |
60 |
16-18 |
133 |
0 |
44 |
89 |
○ Weekly trend of imported cases: