Weekly report on the COVID-19 situation in the Republic of Korea (As of April 18, 2020

Kim Miyoung, Kweon Sanghui, Lee Jung Hyun, Baek Soojin, Jeon Byoung-Hak, Yoo Hyosoon, Park Young Joon, Gwack Jin, Park Ok COVID
National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology Center, Epidemiology and Case management team

This is a weekly report on the COVID-19 situation in the Republic of Korea based on the confirmed cases reported
the Integrated System to Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention according to the INFECTIOUS DISEAS
CONTROL AND PREVENTION ACT and based on the epidemiological investigation by central and local health auth
As of April 18, 2020, there were 10,669 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and including 234 deaths. Confirmed cases w
reported in all 17 provinces/cities in Korea, with the highest number of cases from Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Seoul, and
Gyeonggi. The results indicated that, by gender, women accounted for a slightly higher proportion (59.7%, n=6,369
total confirmed cases than men. And, by age the median age was 44 years old (range: 0 to 104 years old).
The main infectious paths confirmed by epidemiological investigations showed several major clusters related to C
19. Of the total cases, the proportion of imported cases was 9.4% (n=1,004); 48.9% (n=5,213) were Shincheonji (an
related); 32.9% (n=3,505) are small clusters and contacts of confirmed cases (other than Shincheonji); and 8.9% (n
are
currently under investigation as per infection route surveys.

Keywords: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), Outbreaks, Epidemiological
monitoring

Table 1. The number of confirmed cases and incidence rate by region

Region Reported cases

Newly confirmed cases in 13th Incidence rate (per

Confirmed cases (n) (%) week (of 2020) 0.1M)*

Seoul 624 (5.8) 17 6.4

Busan 131 (1.2) 5 3.8
Daegu 6,832 (64.0) 13 280.4
Incheon 91 (0.9) 4 3.1
Gwangju 30 (0.3) 3 2.1
Daejeon 39 (0.4) - 2.6
Ulsan 43 (0.4) 2 3.7
Sejong 46 (0.4) - 13.4
Gyeonggi 655 (6.1) 21 4.9
Gangwon 53 (0.5) 4 3.4
Chungbuk 45 (0.4) - 2.8
Chungnam 141 (1.3) 2 6.6
Jeonbuk 17 (0.2) - 0.9
Jeonnam 15 (0.1) - 0.8
Gyeongbuk 1,361 (12.8) 25 51.1
Gyeongnam 116 (1.1) 1 3.5
JeJu 13 (0.1) 1 1.9
Airport Screening** 417 (3.9) 34 -
Total 10,669 (100.0) 132 20.6
* The rate of the number of confirmed cases reported by healthcare institutions in the area per 100,000 residents based on the number of residents
by
the Ministry of Interior and Safety
** Cases reported during the quarantine process in Incheon Airport and the Gimhae National Quarantine Station, etc.
 Case distribution at 15th week Cumulative case distribution (according to address of reporting
institutions) (according to address of reporting institutions)

Figure 1. Confirmed cases distribution by region (city, county, district)

Distribution of confirmed cases Distribution of deceased cas
age/gender) (by age/gender)

Figure 2. The distribution of confirmed/deceased cases by age/gender

Figure 3. The distribution of incident rate and case fatality rate by age

Figure 4. The reported dates and symptom onset dates of COVID-19 confirmed cases (Based on reported data)
Figure 5. The reported dates of Shincheonji and non-Shincheonji COVID-19 confirmed cases (Based on reported data)

Figure 6. The reported/deceased dates of COVID-19 confirmed cases (Based on reported data)
Figure 7. Total confirmed cases and case status

Figure 8. Daily trend of imported cases

 of April 18, 2020)

Gwack Jin, Park Ok COVID-19

firmed cases reported through

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
and local health authorities.
ths. Confirmed cases were
yeongbuk, Seoul, and
ortion (59.7%, n=6,369) of
04 years old).
r clusters related to COVID-
) were Shincheonji (and
ncheonji); and 8.9% (n=947)

ks, Epidemiological

Death
(n)
s
6.4 2
3.8 3
80.4 161
3.1 -
2.1 -
2.6 -
3.7 1
13.4 -
4.9 14
3.4 2
2.8 -
6.6 -
0.9 -
0.8 -
51.1 51
3.5 -
1.9 -
- -
20.6 234
on the number of residents registered
g to address of reporting

Distribution of deceased cases (by

age/gender)
ported data)
d on reported data)
 Region Confirmed_ca Newly_co
ses nfirmed

1 Seoul 624 17 Cluster 1

2 Busan 131 5 Gwangju 30
3 Daegu 6832 13 Daejeon 39
4 Incheon 91 4 Ulsan 43
5 Gwangju 30 3 Sejong 46
6 Daejeon 39 0 Gangwon 53
7 Ulsan 43 2 Chungbuk 45
8 Sejong 46 0 Jeonbuk 17
9 Gyeonggi 655 21 Jeonnam 15
10 Gangwon 53 4 AVG 36
11 Chungbuk 45 0 STD 13.96935
12 Chungnam 141 2
13 Jeonbuk 17 0 CENTROID 36
14 Jeonnam 15 0
Cluster 2
Busan 131
15 Gyeongbuk 1361 25 Incheon 91
16 Gyeongnam 116 1 Chungnam 141
17 JeJu 13 1 AVG 121
18 Airport_Screening 417 34 STD 26.45751

CENTROID 121

X Y X_BAR Y_BAR
1 POINT JeJu 13 1 36 1.125
X_2BAR Y_2BAR
121 3.66
X_3BAR Y_3BAR
639.5 19

2 POINT Gyeongnam 116 1 X_BAR Y_BAR

36 1.125
X_2BAR Y_2BAR
121 3.66
X_3BAR Y_3BAR
639.5 19

3 POINT Airport_Screening 417 34 X_BAR Y_BAR

36 1.125
X_2BAR Y_2BAR
121 3.66
X_3BAR Y_3BAR
639.5 19
 SCATTER_PLOT
DATA X Y
24
Gwangju 30 3
39 0 22
Daejeon
Ulsan 43 2 20
Sejong 46 0 18
Gangwon 53 4 16
Chungbuk 45 0 14
Jeonbuk 17 0 12
Jeonnam 15 0 10
Busan 131 5 8
Incheon 91 4 6
Chungnam 141 2 4
Seoul 624 17 2
Gyeonggi 655 21 0
0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 5
 Standardize_cluster_1 Cluster 3 Standardize_cluster_3
3 -0.429512 1.141844 Seoul 624 17 -0.707107 -0.707107
0 0.214756 -0.685106 Gyeonggi 655 21 0.707107 0.707107
2 0.501097 0.532861 AVG 639.5 19
0 0.715853 -0.685106 STD 21.92031 2.828427
4 1.21695 1.750828
0 0.644267 -0.685106 CENTROI639.5 19
0 -1.36012 -0.685106
0 -1.503291 -0.685106
1.125
1.642081

1.125

Standardize_cluster_2
5 0.377964 0.872872
4 -1.133893 0.218218
2 0.755929 -1.091089
3.666667
1.527525

3.66

EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE
22.99966 MIN DISTANCE POINT(13,1) FALL IN CLUSTER _1
107.9672
626.2414

EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE
79.9999
4.233722 MIN DISTANCE POINT(116,1) FALL IN CLUSTER _2
523.1905

EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE
379.579
294.441
221.9938 MIN DISTANCE POINT(417,34) FALL IN CLUSTER _3
 SCATTER_PLOT

240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 560 600 640 680 720
Table 2. Regional distribution and epidemiological links of the confirmed cases
Shincheonji cases
Region* Total Imported cases (and related)

Seoul 624 244 8

Busan 131 20 12
Daegu 6,832 17 4,510
Incheon 91 40 2
Gwangju 30 14 9
Daejeon 39 9 2
Ulsan 43 12 16
Sejong 46 3 1
Gyeonggi 655 151 29
Gangwon 53 14 17
Chungbuk 45 5 6
Chungnam 141 11 1
Jeonbuk 17 8 1
Jeonnam 15 7 1
Gyeongbuk 1,361 10 566
Gyeongnam 116 14 32
JeJu 13 8 -
Airport Screening** 417 417 -

10,669 1,004 5,213

Total
(100.0%) (9.4%) (48.9%)
* Based on reported data of patients, etc. via the Integrated System in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a healthcare institution
may
be different from the statistics of the address of patients, etc. The data may change due to delays in report and/or new findings of epidemiological i
** Cases reported during the quarantine process in Incheon Airport and the Gimhae National Quarantine Station, etc.
es
Small cluster/contacts of Under
confirmed case investigation

357 15
80 19
1,593 712
46 3
7 -
24 4
13 2
41 1
448 27
18 4
26 8
122 7
7 1
5 2
654 131
59 11
5 -
- -

3,505 947

(32.9%) (8.9%)
ease Control and Prevention by a healthcare institution. The table

elays in report and/or new findings of epidemiological investigation

the Gimhae National Quarantine Station, etc.