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197 additional cases have been confirmed
  • Date2020-08-17 11:37
  • Update2020-08-17 11:37
  • DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Republic of Korea

17 August, 2020

 


□ As of 0:00, 17 August 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 15,515 (including 2,651 imported cases), of which 13,917 cases have been discharged from isolation. There are 188 new local cases, 9 new imported cases, and 0 new deaths.


[ Local transmission cases, as of 0:00, 17 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Total

City

Seoul

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

Sejong

New

188

89

7

1

7

7

2

0

0

Cumulative

12,864

1,705

171

6,883

332

200

150

37

45

 

Province

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Chung-
buk

Chung-

nam

Jeon-

buk

Jeon-

nam

Gyeong-

buk

Gyeong-nam

Jeju

New

67

1

2

3

1

0

1

0

0

Cumulative

1,504

58

66

175

19

18

1,376

114

11

 

[ Imported cases, as of 0:00, 17 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

9

0

5

1

1

2

0

2

7

4

5

Total

2,651

19

1,207

535

824

61

5

1,297

1,354

1,723

928

(0.7%)

(45.5%)

(20.2%)

(31.1%)

(2.3%)

(0.2%)

(48.9%)

(51.1%)

(65.0%)

(35.0%)

  ※ Asia excluding China: Bangladesh 2, Kyrgyzstan 1, Indonesia 1, Kuwait 1 / Europe: Malta 1 / America: US 1 /
Africa: Algeria 1, South Africa: 1

 

 

[ Case management status, as of 0:00, 17 August (cumulative since 3 January 2020) ]

 

Discharged from isolation

Under isolation

Severe/critical cases

Deceased

As of 0:00

16 August (Sun)

13,910

1,103

13

305

As of 0:00

17 August (Mon)

13,917

1,293

13

305

Difference

(+)7

(+)190

-

-

 

  * 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, 17 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

16 August (Sun)

1,681,787

15,318

13,910

1,103

305

22,005

1,644,464

As of 0:00

17 August (Mon)

1,688,470

15,515

13,917

1,293

305

22,964

1,649,991

Difference

+6,683

+197

+7

+190

0

+959

+5,527

 

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

Region

New cases

Total cases

(%)

Incidence rate*

(per 100,000)

Local

Imported

Seoul

89

1

2,077

(13.39)

21.34

Busan

7

0

215

(1.39)

6.30

Daegu

1

0

6,948

(44.78)

285.16

Incheon

7

0

415

(2.67)

14.04

Gwangju

7

0

235

(1.51)

16.13

Daejeon

2

0

170

(1.10)

11.53

Ulsan

0

0

65

(0.42)

5.67

Sejong

0

0

50

(0.32)

14.61

Gyeonggi

67

3

1,968

(12.68)

14.85

Gangwon

1

0

82

(0.53)

5.32

Chungbuk

2

1

86

(0.55)

5.38

Chungnam

3

1

211

(1.36)

9.94

Jeonbuk

1

0

44

(0.28)

2.42

Jeonnam

0

0

42

(0.27)

2.25

Gyeongbuk

1

1

1,414

(9.11)

53.11

Gyeongnam

0

0

170

(1.10)

5.06

Jeju

0

0

26

(0.17)

3.88

Border

Screening

0

2

1,297

(8.36)

-

Total

188

9

15,515

(100)

29.92

 

 

* 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

197

(100)

15,515

(100)

29.92

Sex

Male

75

(38.07)

7,052

(45.45)

27.27

Female

122

(61.93)

8,463

(54.55)

32.57

Age

80 or above

7

(3.55)

625

(4.03)

32.91

70-79

14

(7.11)

1,028

(6.63)

28.50

60-69

48

(24.37)

2,081

(13.41)

32.80

50-59

38

(19.29)

2,756

(17.76)

31.80

40-49

23

(11.68)

2,093

(13.49)

24.95

30-39

27

(13.71)

1,977

(12.74)

28.06

20-29

22

(11.17)

3,803

(24.51)

55.87

10-19

13

(6.60)

872

(5.62)

17.65

0-9

5

(2.54)

280

(1.80)

6.75

* 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

0

-

305

(100)

1.97

Sex

Male

0

-

162

(53.11)

2.30

Female

0

-

143

(46.89)

1.69

Age

80 or above

0

-

152

(49.84)

24.32

70-79

0

-

90

(29.51)

8.75

60-69

0

-

41

(13.44)

1.97

50-59

0

-

16

(5.25)

0.58

40-49

0

-

4

(1.31)

0.19

30-39

0

-

2

(0.66)

0.10

20-29

0

-

0

-

0.00

10-19

0

-

0

-

0.00

0-9

0

-

0

-

0.00




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