○ As of 0:00, March 8, 2020, The total number of confirmed cases is 7,134 and 130 cases were discharged.

 

 

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

 

 

○ 79.4% of the total cases have epidemiological links and 20.6% are either sporadic cases or under investigation.

 

 

○ In Daegu, 46 cases have confirmed at Hanmaum Apartment from 13 February and investigation is underway. 80 tenant out of 140 are tested negative and 14 people are under testing. In Gyeonggi province, 13 cases are confirmed at Bundang medical center, and all 6 hospitalized and discharged patients were admitted to the same ward. The contact tracing is still investigation. The cases who need to be hospitalized among the inpatients who had contact with the confirmed patients are currently in a single room isolation.

 

○ KCDC urges to local government to cooperate with facilities as cases are confirmed around group facilities, multi-use facilities, and medical centers. Also KCDC recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, and social distancing to avoid population crowding or cancel/suspend gathering activities.

 

○ The confirmed cases by date, by region, by gender and age shown in the graph and tables as below;

 

 

 

○ Cases Distribution by region

 

 

○ Cases Distribution by gender and age

 

 

○ Age and Deaths distribution of cases

 

○ Cases Distribution by Special management area

 

 

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

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