[One Month of COVID-19] Airport Quarantine 1 Case, KTX Tourism 12 Cases, Hospitalization and Worship 31 Cases... A Look at the Patients

Novel Coronavirus Infection Confirmed Cases Timeline
A total of 31 positive cases since the first patient on the 20th of last month... 12 discharged after recovery

Among the Korean residents and family members with Chinese nationality who returned to Gimpo Airport on the 3rd charter flight from Wuhan, China, a passenger showing suspected symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection arrived at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 12th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] One month after the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea, the number of confirmed patients has risen to 31. A woman in her 30s from China who arrived at Incheon Airport on the 19th of last month was originally from Wuhan. She was detected with a fever during airport quarantine and was immediately transferred and isolated on site. She is the first confirmed patient in the country.

After patient number 28 was confirmed on the 10th, no additional cases were reported for six days until the 16th, leading to speculation that the situation might be calming down. However, patients number 29 and 30, who had no contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients and no travel history to China, were confirmed in Seoul, and patient number 31 was confirmed in Daegu, sparking fears of community transmission. Below is a timeline of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Patient Confirmation Timeline (as of the 18th)

▲ January 20 = Patient 1 confirmed, China, Female, born 1984, 45 contacts, currently released from isolation

▲ January 24 = Patient 2 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1964, 75 contacts, released from isolation

▲ January 26 = Patient 3 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1966, 16 contacts, released from isolation

▲ January 27 = Patient 4 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1964, 95 contacts, released from isolation

▲ January 30 = Patient 5 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1987, 31 contacts, isolated at Seoul Medical Center

▲ January 30 = Patient 6 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1964, 17 contacts, isolated at Seoul National University Hospital

▲ January 30 = Patient 7 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1991, 9 contacts, released from isolation

▲ January 31 = Patient 8 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1957, 113 contacts, released from isolation

▲ January 31 = Patient 9 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1992, 2 contacts, isolated at Seoul Medical Center

▲ January 31 = Patient 10 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1966, 43 contacts, isolated at Seoul National University Hospital

▲ January 31 = Patient 11 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1995, 0 contacts, released from isolation

▲ February 1 = Patient 12 confirmed, China, Male, born 1971, 422 contacts, isolated at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 2 = Patient 13 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1992, 0 contacts, isolated at National Medical Center

▲ February 2 = Patient 14 confirmed, China, Female, born 1980, 3 contacts, isolated at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 2 = Patient 15 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1977, 15 contacts, isolated at Armed Forces Capital Hospital

▲ February 4 = Patient 16 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1977, 450 contacts, isolated at Chonnam National University Hospital

▲ February 5 = Patient 17 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1982, 290 contacts, released from isolation

▲ February 5 = Patient 18 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1999, 8 contacts, isolated at Chonnam National University Hospital

▲ February 5 = Patient 19 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1983, 68 contacts, isolated at Seoul Medical Center

▲ February 5 = Patient 20 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1978, 2 contacts, isolated at Armed Forces Capital Hospital

▲ February 5 = Patient 21 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1960, 6 contacts, isolated at Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 6 = Patient 22 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1973, 1 contact, released from isolation

▲ February 6 = Patient 23 confirmed, China, Female, born 1962, 23 contacts, isolated at National Medical Center

▲ February 6 = Patient 24 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1992, 0 contacts, isolated at National Medical Center

▲ February 9 = Patient 25 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1946, 12 contacts, isolated at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 9 = Patient 26 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1968, 0 contacts, isolated at Gyeonggi Medical Center Anseong Hospital

▲ February 9 = Patient 27 confirmed, China, Female, born 1982, 39 contacts, isolated at Gyeonggi Medical Center Anseong Hospital

▲ February 10 = Patient 28 confirmed, China, Female, born 1989, 1 contact, released from isolation

▲ February 16 = Patient 29 confirmed, South Korea, Male, born 1938, 115 contacts, isolated at Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 16 = Patient 30 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1952, 20 contacts, isolated at Seoul National University Hospital

▲ February 18 = Patient 31 confirmed, South Korea, Female, born 1961, contacts under investigation, isolated at Daegu Medical Center