○ As of 0:00, March 6, 2020, a total of 6,284 cases have been confirmed with 108 cases which are discharged from isolation.

 

 

○ The regional distribution of total confirmed cases are as follows.

 

 

○ 71.7% of the total cases have epidemiological links and 28.3% are either sporadic cases or under 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

 

* The confirmed cases by region

 

* The confirmed cases by gender and age

 

 

Source: Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention(KCDC)

https://www.cdc.go.kr/board/board.es?mid=a30402000000&bid=0030