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- Date2020-03-08 20:45
- Update2020-03-08 20:45
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
- Tel043-719-7553
The update of COVID-19 in ROK
(as of 8 March)
○ As of 0:00, 8 March, 2020, The total number of confirmed cases is 7,134 and 130 cases were discharged.
Period (since 3 January) |
Total |
Confirmed cases |
Suspected cases |
|||||
Sub total |
discharged |
isolated |
Deceased |
Sub total |
being tested |
tested negative |
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As of 0:00, 7. March. |
178,189 |
6,767 |
118 |
6,605 |
44 |
171,422 |
19,620 |
151,802 |
As of 0:00, 8 March |
188,518 |
7,134 |
130 |
6,954 |
50 |
181,384 |
19,376 |
162,008 |
Differences |
+10,329 |
+367 |
+12 |
+349 |
+6 |
+9,962 |
-244 |
+10,206 |
○ The regional distribution of total confirmed cases are as follows.
|
City |
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Seoul |
Busan |
Daegu |
Incheon |
Gwangju |
Daejeon |
Ulsan |
Sejong |
|||||||||
Isolated |
92 |
87 |
5,328 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
23 |
3 |
||||||||
Discharged |
28 |
9 |
18 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||||||||
Deceased |
0 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
Sub-total |
120 |
97 |
5,381 |
9 |
13 |
18 |
24 |
3 |
||||||||
Differences |
(12) |
(1) |
(297) |
- |
- |
- |
(1) |
(1) |
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|
Province |
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Gyeong-gi |
Gang -won |
Chung -buk |
Chung- nam |
Jeon -buk |
Jeon -nam |
Gyeong-buk |
Gyeong-nam |
Jeju |
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Isolated |
124 |
23 |
23 |
98 |
5 |
4 |
1,027 |
79 |
4 |
|||||||
Discharged |
16 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
42 |
4 |
0 |
|||||||
Deceased |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||
Sub-total |
141 |
27 |
24 |
98 |
7 |
4 |
1,081 |
83 |
4 |
|||||||
Differences |
(11) |
(1) |
(4) |
(6) |
- |
- |
(32) |
(1) |
- |
|||||||
|
○ 79.4% of the total cases have epidemiological links and 20.6% are either sporadic cases or under investigation.
Regions |
sub-total |
Epidemiological links |
Others* |
Newly confirmed** |
|||
n(%) |
Details |
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Seoul |
120 |
75 |
(62.5%) |
Related to : Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital(14), Seondongu APT(13), Jongno Community Center(10), Shincheonji(4) etc. |
45 |
(37.5%) |
12 |
Busan |
97 |
70 |
(72.2%) |
Related to : Onchun Church(34), Sbincheonji(11), Kingdergarden(6), Haewundegu Cathedral (6), Private academy(4), Daenam Hospital(2) |
27 |
(27.8%) |
1 |
Daegu |
5,381 |
4,418 |
(82.1%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(3,882), contacts of the confirmed cases(534), Daenam Hospital(2) |
963 |
(17.9%) |
297 |
Incheon |
9 |
5 |
(55.6%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(2), contacts of the confirmed cases(2), the existing imported cases(1) |
4 |
(44.4%) |
0 |
Gwangju |
13 |
9 |
(69.2%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(8), the existing imported cases(1) |
4 |
(30.8%) |
0 |
Daejeon |
18 |
10 |
(55.6%) |
Contacts of the confirmed cases(8), Shincheonji(2) |
8 |
(44.4%) |
0 |
Ulsan |
24 |
12 |
(50.0%) |
Related to Shincheonji(12) |
12 |
(50.0%) |
1 |
Sejong |
3 |
3 |
(100.0%) |
Related to : Gym(1), Shincheonji(1) |
0 |
(0.0%) |
1 |
Gyeong -gi |
141 |
106 |
(75.2%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(22), Suwon Seongmyeongsam Church(10), Bundang medical center(11), existing imported cases(6) |
35 |
(24.8%) |
11 |
Gang -won |
27 |
15 |
(55.6%) |
Related to Shincheonji(15) |
12 |
(44.4%) |
1 |
Chung -buk |
24 |
14 |
(58.3%) |
Related to Shincheonji(7), Goesan senior community center(6), contacts of the confirmed cases(1) |
10 |
(41.7%) |
4 |
Chung -nam |
98 |
92 |
(93.9%) |
Related to the gym in Cheonan(92) |
6 |
(6.1%) |
6 |
Jeon -buk |
7 |
4 |
(57.1%) |
Contacts of the confirmed cases(2), Related to the existing imported cases(1), Shincheonji(1) |
3 |
(42.9%) |
0 |
Jeon -nam |
4 |
2 |
(50.0%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(1), existing imported cases(1) |
2 |
(50.0%) |
0 |
Gyeong -buk |
1,081 |
777 |
(71.9%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(485), Daenam Hospital (118), Pilgrimage to Israel(49), Milal Shelter(24) etc |
304 |
(28.1%) |
32 |
Gyeong -nam |
83 |
55 |
(66.3%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(29), Geochang Church(10), Hanmaeum Changwon Hospital(7), Busan Onchun Church(2), Karaoke(2) |
28 |
(33.7%) |
1 |
Jeju |
4 |
- |
- |
|
4 |
(100.0%) |
0 |
Total |
7,134 |
5,667 |
(79.4%) |
62.% related to Shincheconji(3,917) |
1,467 |
(20.6%) |
367 |
* Not classified into a cluster or under investigation ** Reported from 0:00, 7 March to 0:00, 8 March ※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation. |
○ In Daegu, 46 cases have confirmed at Hanmaum Apartment from 13 February and investigation is underway. 80 tenant out of 140 are tested negative and 14 people are under testing. In Gyeonggi province, 13 cases are confirmed at Bundang medical center, and all 6 hospitalized and discharged patients were admitted to the same ward. The contact tracing is still investigation. The cases who need to be hospitalized among the inpatients who had contact with the confirmed patients are currently in a single room isolation.
○ KCDC urges to local government to cooperate with facilities as cases are confirmed around group facilities, multi-use facilities, and medical centers. Also KCDC recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, and social distancing to avoid population crowding or cancel/suspend gathering activities.
○ The confirmed cases by date, by region, by gender and age shown in the graph and tables as below;
* Refer to the attachment
○ Cases Distribution by region
Region |
No. of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate(per 0.1M) |
Region |
No. of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate(per 0.1M) |
Seoul |
120 |
(1.68) |
1.2 |
Gyeonggi |
141 |
(1.98) |
1.1 |
Busan |
97 |
(1.36) |
2.8 |
Gangwon |
27 |
(0.38) |
1.8 |
Daegu |
5,381 |
(75.43) |
220.9 |
Chungbuk |
24 |
(0.34) |
1.5 |
Incheon |
9 |
(0.13) |
0.3 |
Chungnam |
98 |
(1.37) |
4.6 |
Gwangju |
13 |
(0.18) |
0.9 |
Jeonbuk |
7 |
(0.10) |
0.4 |
Daejeon |
18 |
(0.25) |
1.2 |
Jeonnam |
4 |
(0.06) |
0.2 |
Ulsan |
24 |
(0.34) |
2.1 |
Gyeongbuk |
1,081 |
(15.15) |
40.6 |
Sejong |
3 |
(0.04) |
0.9 |
Gyeongnam |
83 |
(1.16) |
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
Jeju |
4 |
(0.06) |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
7,134 |
100.0 |
13.8 |
○ Cases Distribution by gender and age
Classification |
Cases |
(%) |
Death cases |
(%) |
Fatality rate (%) |
|
Total |
6,284 |
(100.0) |
42 |
(100.0) |
0.7 |
|
Sex |
Male |
2,345 |
(37.3) |
25 |
(59.5) |
1.1 |
Female |
3,939 |
(62.7) |
17 |
(40.5) |
0.4 |
|
Age |
0-9 |
45 |
(0.7) |
- |
- |
- |
10-19 |
292 |
(4.6) |
- |
- |
- |
|
20-29 |
1,877 |
(29.9) |
- |
- |
- |
|
30-39 |
693 |
(11.0) |
1 |
(2.4) |
0.1 |
|
40-49 |
889 |
(14.1) |
1 |
(2.4) |
0.1 |
|
50-59 |
1,217 |
(19.4) |
5 |
(11.9) |
0.4 |
|
60-69 |
763 |
(12.1) |
11 |
(26.2) |
1.4 |
|
70-79 |
340 |
(5.4) |
14 |
(33.3) |
4.1 |
|
Above 80 |
168 |
(2.7) |
10 |
(23.8) |
6.0 |
