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- Date2020-03-06 20:40
- Update2020-03-06 20:40
- DivisionDivision of Risk assessment and International cooperation
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The updates of COVID-19 in Republic of Korea
○ As of 0:00, 6 March, 2020, a total of 6,284 cases have been confirmed with 108 cases which are discharged from isolation.
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, 5. March. |
146,541 |
5,766 |
88 |
5,643 |
35 |
140,775 |
21,810 |
118,965 |
As of 0:00, 6 March |
164,740 |
6,284 |
108 |
6,134 |
42 |
158,456 |
21,832 |
136,624 |
Differences |
+18,199 |
+518 |
+20 |
+491 |
+7 |
+17,681 |
+22 |
+17,659 |
○ The regional distribution of total confirmed cases are as follows.
|
City |
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Seoul |
Busan |
Daegu |
Incheon |
Gwangju |
Daejeon |
Ulsan |
Sejong |
|||||||||
Isolated |
80 |
92 |
4,648 |
7 |
10 |
18 |
22 |
1 |
||||||||
Discharged |
25 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||||||||
Deceased |
0 |
1 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
Sub-total |
105 |
95 |
4,693 |
9 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
1 |
||||||||
Differences |
(2) |
(3) |
(367) |
(-) |
(-1) |
(2) |
(-) |
(-) |
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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 |
105 |
22 |
14 |
90 |
5 |
5 |
938 |
73 |
4 |
|||||||
Discharged |
14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
36 |
4 |
0 |
|||||||
Deceased |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|||||||
Sub-total |
120 |
25 |
15 |
90 |
7 |
5 |
984 |
77 |
4 |
|||||||
Differences |
(10) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(-) |
(-) |
(123) |
(3) |
(-) |
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|
○ 71.7% of the total cases have epidemiological links and 28.3% are either sporadic cases or under investigation.
Regions |
sub-total |
Epidemiological links |
Others* |
Newly confirmed** |
|||
n(%) |
Details |
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Seoul |
105 |
65 |
(61.9%) |
Related to : Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital(14), Seondongu APT(13), Jongno Community Center(10), Shincheonji(4) etc. |
40 |
(38.1) |
2 |
Busan |
95 |
69 |
(72.6%) |
Related to : Onchun Church(33), contacts of the confirmed cases(23), Sbincheonji(11), Daenam Hospital(2) |
26 |
(27.4%) |
3 |
Daegu |
4,694 |
3,399 |
(72.4%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(3,397), Daenam Hospital(2) |
1,295 |
(27.6%) |
367 |
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 |
8 |
(61.5%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(7), the existing imported cases(1) |
5 |
(38.5%) |
-1 |
Daejeon |
18 |
10 |
(55.6%) |
Contacts of the confirmed cases(8), Shincheonji(2) |
8 |
(44.4%) |
2 |
Ulsan |
23 |
10 |
(43.5%) |
Related to Shincheonji(10) |
13 |
(56.5%) |
0 |
Sejong |
1 |
1 |
(100.0%) |
Related to Shincheonji(1) |
- |
- |
0 |
Gyeong -gi |
120 |
86 |
(71.7%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(23), Suwon Seongmyeongsam Church(10), the existing imported cases(6) |
34 |
(28.3%) |
10 |
Gang -won |
25 |
12 |
(48.0%) |
Related to Shincheonji(12) |
13 |
(52.0%) |
2 |
Chung -buk |
15 |
6 |
(40.0%) |
Related to Shincheonji(5), contacts of the confirmed cases(1) |
9 |
(60.0%) |
3 |
Chung -nam |
90 |
88 |
(97.8%) |
Related to the gym in Cheonan(88) |
2 |
(2.2%) |
4 |
Jeon -buk |
7 |
3 |
(42.9%) |
Contacts of the confirmed cases(2), Related to the existing imported cases(1) |
4 |
(57.1%) |
0 |
Jeon -nam |
4 |
2 |
(50.0%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(1), the existing imported cases(1) |
2 |
(50.0%) |
0 |
Gyeong -buk |
984 |
693 |
(70.4%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(420), Daenam Hospital (118), Pilgrimage to Israel(49), Bongwha Puren nursing home(49), Milal Shelter(24), Seonrin Nursing Home(13), Kyungsan Ellim nursing home(3), Gimcheon Juvenile Detention Center(3), Korea Electric Power Corporation regional branch(4), Hangbok nursing home(8), Kimcheon prison(3) |
291 |
(29.6%) |
123 |
Gyeong -nam |
77 |
48 |
(62.3%) |
Related to : Shincheonji(22), Geochang Church(10), Hanmaeum Changwon Hospital(7), Busan Onchun Church(2) |
29 |
(37.7%) |
3 |
Jeju |
4 |
- |
- |
|
4 |
(100.0%) |
0 |
Total |
6,284 |
4,505 |
(71.7%) |
62.% related to Shincheconji(3,917) |
1,779 |
(28.3%) |
518 |
* Not classified into a cluster or under investigation ** Reported from 0:00, 5 March to 0:00, 6 March ※ The interim classification is based on the reporting location, which may change depending on further epidemiological investigation. |
○ In Gyeonggi province, 9 cases have been confirmed in medical center up to date, and inpatients and staff who had contact with the confirmed cases are currently being isolated and further investigation is underway. In Daegu, 72.4% of the confirmed cases are Shincheonji cluster. According to the epidemiological investigation, the cases reported in the community centers and health facilities are also related to the Shincheonji.
○ In Gyeongbuk province, facilities-oriented cases from Pureun Nursing home in Bonghwa, Hangbok Nursing home in Kyeongsan have been confirmed, so monitoring has been strengthened mainly on welfare&living center. 3 cases were confirmed at Cheongdo long-term care facility which in the same building to Cheongdo Daenam hospital. This long-term care facility was in cohort-isolation due to the confirmed cases of Danam hospital, and positive tested prior to release on March 5. Further investigation and countermeasure are underway.
○ KCDC is is doing its best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Special management area. KCDC urges to local government to cooperate with facilities as cases are confirmed around group facilities, multi-use facilities, and medical centers.
○ The confirmed cases by date, by region, by gender and age shown in the graph and tables as below;
* The trend of confirmed cases by date
-Refer to the attachment
* The confirmed cases by region
Region |
No. of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate(per 0.1M) |
Region |
No. of cases |
(%) |
Incidence rate(per 0.1M) |
Seoul |
105 |
(1.7) |
1.1 |
Gyeonggi |
120 |
(1.9) |
0.9 |
Busan |
95 |
(1.5) |
2.8 |
Gangwon |
25 |
(0.4) |
1.6 |
Daegu |
4693 |
(74.7) |
192.6 |
Chungbuk |
15 |
(0.2) |
0.9 |
Incheon |
9 |
(0.1) |
0.3 |
Chungnam |
90 |
(1.4) |
4.2 |
Gwangju |
13 |
(0.2) |
0.9 |
Jeonbuk |
7 |
(0.1) |
0.4 |
Daejeon |
18 |
(0.3) |
1.2 |
Jeonnam |
5 |
(0.1) |
0.3 |
Ulsan |
23 |
(0.4) |
2.0 |
Gyeongbuk |
984 |
(15.7) |
37.0 |
Sejong |
1 |
(0.0) |
0.3 |
Gyeongnam |
77 |
(1.2) |
2.3 |
|
|
|
|
Jeju |
4 |
(0.1) |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
6,284 |
100.0 |
12.1 |
* The confirmed cases 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 |