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- Date2020-02-23 17:42
- Update2020-02-23 17:42
- DivisionDivision of Risk Assessment and International Cooperation
- Tel043-719-7553
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○ As of 16:00, 23 February, 2020, 46 additional cases have been confirmed, compared to this morning (09:00, 23 February).
Period (since 3 January) |
Total |
Confirmed cases |
Suspected cases |
|||||
Sub total |
discharged |
isolated |
Death |
Sub total |
being tested |
tested negative |
||
As of 09:00, 23 Feb. |
22,633 |
556 |
18 |
534 |
4 |
22,077 |
6,039 |
16,038 |
As of 16:00, 23 Feb. |
26,179 |
602 |
18 |
579 |
5 |
25,577 |
8,057 |
17,520 |
Differences |
+3,546 |
+46 |
0 |
+45 |
+1* |
+3,500 |
+2,018 |
+1,482 |
* The 38th case, a Korean female, born in 1963, is linked with Shincheonji(Regious sect). The cause of death(date: Feb. 23) is under investigation
○ The 46 newly confirmed cases are classified into the clusters as follows.
Place |
City |
Province |
Total |
||||||
Daegu |
Seoul |
Dae- jeon |
Gwang- ju |
Busan |
Gyeong- buk |
Gyeong- nam |
Gyeonggi |
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Sub-total |
24 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
46 |
Shincheonji (Religious sect) |
12 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
Under investigation |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
26 |
※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change according to the further epidemiological investigation. |