Input 2021.02.18 09:32 | Revision 2021.02.18 09:35
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o’clock on the day, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea was counted as 621. The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 85,567.
In the past week, the number of new confirmed cases has been recorded daily from 403 → 362 → 326 → 344 → 457 → 621 → 621. The number of confirmed cases on this day is the same as the day before. Looking at the path of infection of new confirmed patients on this day, local outbreaks were 590 and overseas inflows were 31.
The area where the confirmed cases were ▲ Seoul 179 ▲ Busan 28 ▲ Daegu 9 ▲ Incheon 16 ▲ Gwangju 12 ▲ Daejeon 12 ▲ Ulsan 6 ▲ Sejong 1 ▲ Gyeonggi 237 ▲ Gangwon 3 ▲ Chungbuk 16 ▲Chungnam 28 ▲Jeonbuk 5 ▲Jeonnam 4 ▲Gyeongbuk 22 ▲Gyeongnam 7 ▲Jeju 5 etc.
The number of deaths increased by six from the previous day. It has accumulated 1544 people. The average fatality rate in Korea is 1.80%. Currently, 8127 people are being treated. The number of new quarantine release personnel is 536, a cumulative total of 75896.