PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.14 No.9, February 25, 2021 Article TypeCOVID-19 Special Report

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  COVID-19 1-Year Outbreak Report as of January 19, 2021 in the Republic of Korea

  Kim Younghwa, Kim Yoo-Yeon, Yeom Hansol, Jang Jinhwa, Hwang Insob, Park Kwangsuk, Park Young Joon, Lee SangWon, Kwon Donghyok

  Public Health Weekly Report 2021; 14(9): 472-481

  

  

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  This 1-year report (from January 20, 2020 to January 19, 2021) on the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) situation in Korea was written by the disease management division of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). This report was based on the number of confirmed cases reported through the integrated system in accordance with Article 11 of the 「Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act」 and on epidemiological investigations conducted by central and local health authorities.
  By January 19, 2021, there were 73,115 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Korea (141.0 incidence rate per 100,000 population) and 1,283 deaths. Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 provinces and cities in Korea, with the highest number of cases recorded in the metropolitan area (Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon) and Daegu and Gyeongbuk. The results indicated that, by gender, 51.0% confirmed cases were female and 49.0% were male. Furthermore, the most common age group for confirmed cases was 50-59 years of age (18.8%). The number of deaths over the age of 60 was 95.7% (1,228 cases), and 50.7% of the deaths were female.
  The main infection cases identified as a result of epidemiological investigations over a one year period were local cluster occurrences (33,223 cases, 45.4%), contact with confirmed cases (20,157 cases, 27.6%), and cases under investigation (unclassified) (13,473 cases, 18.4%). The major infection routes of outbreaks were related to religious gatherings not related to the Shincheonji Church (5,791 cases, 7.9%), related to the Shincheonji Church (5,214 cases, 7.1%), related to nursing hospitals and facilities (4,271 cases, 5.8%), workplace related (3,817 cases, 5.2%), and family and acquaintance gatherings (3,470 cases, 4.7%).
  This report concluded that continuous monitoring of major cluster outbreaks and enhanced guidelines on social distancing are essential in controlling cluster outbreaks.

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  Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) one-year outbreak major cluster infection report as of January 19, 2021, in the Republic of Korea

  Jang Jinhwa, Kim Younghwa, Kim Yoo-Yeon, Yeom Hansol, Hwang Insob, Park Kwangsuk, Park Youngjoon, Lee Sangwon, Kwon Donghyok

  Public Health Weekly Report 2021; 14(9): 482-495

  

  

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  This one-year report (from January 20, 2020 to January 19, 2021) on the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) situation in Korea was written by the disease management division of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). This report was based on the number of confirmed cases reported through the integrated system in accordance with Article 11 of the 「Infectious Disease Prevention and Management Act」 and on epidemiological investigations conducted by central and local health authorities.
  By January 19, 2021, there were 73,115 confirmed cases of COVID-19: including 1,283 deaths and 33,223 (45.4%) major cluster outbreaks. The primary aim of this report was to conduct an epidemiological study of the major cluster outbreaks of COVID-19 in Korea over a one-year period. Findings indicated that major cluster outbreaks were related to various facilities and activities such as religious gatherings, nursing homes, workplace facilities, family/social gatherings, medical institutions, educational facilities, correctional/military facilities, exercise/leisure activities and other public facilities. This report concluded that continuous monitoring of major cluster outbreaks and enhanced guidelines on social distancing are essential in controlling cluster outbreaks.