COVID-19 Cases Exceed 10,000... 74 Days Since First Occurrence (Update)

On the 3rd, a fence with the phrase "Together, we can overcome by blocking it" was placed at the COVID-19 screening clinic exclusively for overseas arrivals, located at the West Gate 1 parking lot of Jamsil Sports Complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea surpassed 10,000 on the 3rd. It has been 74 days since the first confirmed case was reported on January 20.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on this day, the number of confirmed cases in the country increased by 86 from the previous day to 10,062.

Among them, 22 cases were identified during quarantine. Additional cases in the Seoul metropolitan area and Daegu-Gyeongbuk region were 42 and 14, respectively.

By region, Gyeonggi had the highest number with 23 cases, followed by Seoul (18), Daegu (9), Gyeongbuk (5), Gangwon (2), Chungbuk (1), Chungnam (1), Jeonbuk (1), Jeonnam (1), Gyeongnam (1), Incheon (1), and Gwangju (1).

The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 193 from the previous day to 6,021. The death toll rose by 5 during the same period to 174.