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Updates on COVID-19 in Korea (as of 12 March)

Date2020-03-12 20:57
Update2020-03-12 20:57
DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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Updates on COVID-19 in Korea (as of 12 March)

○ As of 0:00, 12 March, 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 7,869 with 333 cases discharged from isolation.

Period (since 3 January)	Total	Confirmed cases				Suspected cases
Period (since 3 January)	Total	Sub total	discharged	isolated	Deceased	Sub total	being tested	tested negative
As of 0:00 11 March (Wed)	222,395	7,755	288	7,407	60	214,640	18,540	196,100
As of 0:00 12 March (Thur)	234,998	7,869	333	7,470	66	227,129	17,727	209,402
Differences	+12,603	+114	+45	+63	+6	+12,489	-813	+13,302

○ Regional distribution of total confirmed cases are as follows:

	City
	Seoul		Busan		Daegu		Incheon		Gwangju		Daejeon		Ulsan		Sejong
Isolated	174		70		5,705		21		11		18		22		15
Discharged	38		29		114		4		4		2		3		0
Deceased	0		0*		48		0		0		0		0		0
Subtotal	212		99		5,867		25		15		20		25		15
Differences	(19)		(1)		(73)		(0)		(0)		(2)		(0)		(5)
	Province
	Gyeong-gi	Gang -won		Chung -buk		Chung- nam		Jeon -buk		Jeon -nam		Gyeong-buk		Gyeong-nam		Jeju
Isolated	150	22		23		109		5		3		1,044		75		3
Discharged	27	6		4		5		2		1		83		10		1
Deceased	1	1		0		0		0		0		16		0		0
Subtotal	178	29		27		114		7		4		1,143		85		4
Differences	(3)	(0)		(0)		(2)		(0)		(0)		(8)		(1)		(0)
* One death case relocated from Busan to Daegu

○ Epidemiological links have been found for 80.1% of total cases; the other 19.9% are either sporadic cases or under investigation.

Regions	sub- total	Epidemiological links			Other*		Newly confirmed**
Regions	sub- total	# (%)		Details	Other*		Newly confirmed**
Seoul	212	166	(78.3%)	Guro-gu call center (70), Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital (14), Seondongu APT (13), Jongno Community Center (10), Dong-An church (9), Jung-gu fashion company (7), Shincheonji (6), etc.	46	(21.7%)	19
Busan	99	70	(70.7%)	Onchun Church (34), Shincheonji (10), Suyeong-gu Kingdergarden (6), Haewundegu Cathedral (6), Jin-gu private academy (4), Daenam Hospital (1), etc.	29	(29.3%)	1
Daegu	5,867	4,808	(81.9%)	Shincheonji (4,126), contacts of confirmed cases (680), Daenam Hospital (2)	1,059	(18.1%)	73
Incheon	25	22	(88.0%)	Guro-gu call center (15), contacts of confirmed cases (4), Shincheonji (2), existing imported cases (1)	3	(12.0%)	0
Gwangju	15	10	(66.7%)	Shincheonji (9), existing imported cases (1)	5	(33.3%)	0
Daejeon	20	10	(50.0%)	Contacts of confirmed cases (8), Shincheonji (2)	10	(50.0%)	2
Ulsan	25	19	(76.0%)	Shincheonji (16), contacts of confirmed cases (3)	6	(24.0%)	0
Sejong	15	14	(93.3%)	Gym facility (8), Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (5), Shincheonji (1)	1	(6.7%)	5
Gyeonggi	178	138	(77.5%)	Shincheonji (27), Bundang Jesaeng Hospital (16), Guro-gu call center (14), Suwon Saeng Myeong Saem Church (10), existing imported cases (6), etc.	40	(22.5%)	3
Gangwon	29	19	(65.5%)	Shincheonji (16), contacts of confirmed cases (3)	10	(34.5%)	0
Chungbuk	27	25	(92.6%)	Shincheonji (10), Goesan-gun Jangyeon-myeon (11), contacts of confirmed cases (4)	2	(7.4%)	0
Chungnam	114	113	(99.1%)	Gym facility in Cheonan (105), Seosan research center (8)	1	(0.9%)	2
Jeonbuk	7	4	(57.1%)	Contacts of confirmed cases (2), existing imported cases (1), Shincheonji (1)	3	(42.9%)	0
Jeonnam	4	3	(75.0%)	Shincheonji (1), existing imported cases (1), contacts of confirmed cases (1)	1	(25.0%)	0
Gyeongbuk	1,143	823	(72.0%)	Shincheonji (503), Daenam Hospital (119), Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home (56), pilgrimage to Israel (49), Milal Shelter (25), Gyeongsan Seorin Nursing Home (21). Gyeongsan Jeil Silver Town (17), Gyeongsan Cham Joeun Community Center (15), etc.	320	(28.0%)	8
Gyeongnam	85	63	(74.1%)	Shincheonji (29), Geochang Church (10), Geochang Woongyang-myeon (8), Hanmaeum Changwon Hospital (7), Changnyeong coin karaoke (7), Busan Onchun Church (2)	22	(25.9%)	1
Jeju	4	-	-		4	(100.0%)	0
Total	7,869	6,307	(80.1%)	4,759 Shincheonji-related cases (60.5%)	1,562	(19.9%)	114
* Not classified into a cluster or under investigation ※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation.

○ A current total of 99 confirmed cases have been reported from a call center in Guro-gu since the 8th of March. Epidemiological investigation and contact tracing are underway. Out of 208 workers at the call center on the 11th floor, 80 cases are confirmed. Self-quarantine measures have been taken by 553 workers who work on 7th through 9th floors of the same building.

○ World Health Organization, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on 11 March that WHO has “made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic”, effectively declaring the status of the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic.

○ KCDC said it will maintain its current dual focus on containment and mitigation and will further strengthen the response strategy as informed by the domestic and international status.

○ In light of the recent rise in case clusters from closed spaces including gym facilities and call centers, “Guidelines for intense management of business entities* for COVID-19 prevention” have been created by Korea’s public health authorities. (*includes call centers, Internet cafes, gyms, religious gatherings, private academies, etc.)

○ To prevent further imported cases, special immigration procedures will be expanded to the European region in response to the recent rapid increase of local transmission. The procedures will begin to take effect at 0:00 of 15 March for all Korean and international travelers arriving after having visited or lived in France, Germany, Spain, the U.K. or the Netherlands.

○ KCDC urged everyone to keep strict adherence to personal hygiene and social distancing measures, including covering sneezes and coughs with arm sleeves to prevent transmission via respiratory droplets and refraining from visiting closed community spaces or public gatherings.

○ KCDC also encouraged businesses and workplaces to adopt remote working environments for employees such as work-at-home and online collaboration.

○ Extra care should be taken to keep clean any frequently used surfaces in living spaces. Individuals with fever and respiratory symptoms should refrain from leaving home including going to work or school and watch the symptoms for the next 3-4 days.

○ Confirmed cases by date, by region, by gender and age are shown in the following graph and tables.

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○ Cases Distribution by region:

Region	# of cases	(%)	Incidence rate (per 0.1M)	Region	# of cases	(%)	Incidence rate (per 0.1M)
Seoul	212	(2.69)	2.18	Gyeonggi	178	(2.26)	1.34
Busan	99	(1.26)	2.90	Gangwon	29	(0.37)	1.88
Daegu	5,867	(74.56)	240.80	Chungbuk	27	(0.34)	1.69
Incheon	25	(0.32)	0.85	Chungnam	114	(1.45)	5.37
Gwangju	15	(0.19)	1.03	Jeonbuk	7	(0.09)	0.39
Daejeon	20	(0.25)	1.36	Jeonnam	4	(0.05)	0.21
Ulsan	25	(0.32)	2.18	Gyeongbuk	1,143	(14.53)	42.93
Sejong	15	(0.19)	4.38	Gyeongnam	85	(1.08)	2.53
				Jeju	4	(0.05)	0.60
				Total	7,869	(100)	15.18

○ Case distribution by gender and age:

Classification		Cases	(%)	Death cases	(%)	Fatality rate (%)
Total		7,869	(100.0)	66	(100.0)	0.84
Sex	Male	2,994	(38.0)	38	(57.6)	1.27
Sex	Female	4,875	(62.0)	28	(42.4)	0.57
Age	80 and above	243	(3.1)	20	(30.3)	8.23
	70-79	497	(6.3)	24	(36.4)	4.83
	60-69	972	(12.4)	14	(21.2)	1.44
	50-59	1,495	(19.0)	6	(9.1)	0.40
	40-49	1,101	(14.0)	1	(1.5)	0.09
	30-39	812	(10.3)	1	(1.5)	0.12
	20-29	2,261	(28.7)	0	(0.0)	-
	10-19	412	(5.2)	0	(0.0)	-
	0-9	76	(1.0)	0	(0.0)	-