Seoul COVID-19 Cases Increase by 14... 12 Are Overseas Entrants

On the 11th, as confirmed COVID-19 cases increased due to a cluster infection at a call center on the 11th floor of the Korea Building in Sindorim-dong, citizens wearing masks are using the subway at Sindorim Station in Guro-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As of 10 a.m. on the 26th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the city is 361.

Among them, 81 patients have been discharged, and 280 are in isolation.

The number of new confirmed cases increased by 14 compared to midnight on the 25th, of which 12 were identified as overseas arrivals.

There were 7 arrivals from the United States, 2 from Thailand, and 1 each from France, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia.

Accordingly, the total number of confirmed cases related to overseas contact in Seoul reached 77. This is the second largest number of confirmed cases by cause in Seoul, following the 96 cases at the Guro-gu call center, which was the largest cluster infection in the metropolitan area.