As of July 3, 2023, South Korea has confirmed a total of 32,256,154 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) within the country, including 35,071 deaths. South Korea's handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was initially widely praised, though the government's handling of vaccine distribution has been criticized. After the first wave lasted till April, Seoul and the metropolitan areas were hit hard by a few group infections during the second wave in August 2020. This was followed by a fourth wave, driven by the delta variant and low vaccination rates, leading to rising figures. Though the country has since achieved high vaccination rates, the omicron variant led to record new daily cases in 2022.

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As of August 1, 2021, over 11.7 million coronavirus (COVID-19) tests were conducted in South Korea. South Korea succeeded in flattening the infection curve by rapidly conducting extensive tests immediately in the early stages and exported medical products and hygiene products to other countries. However, from July 2021, Korea has been dealing with a fourth wave because of the spread of the delta variant and low vaccination numbers. As of August 13, 2021, South Korea confirmed 220,182 cases of infection including 2,144 deaths.

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As of August 28, 2023, South Korea has confirmed a total of 34,436,586 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 35,812 deaths. The first case coronavirus in South Korea was discovered in January 2020. Currently, 25.57 cases per 100,000 people are being confirmed, down from 35.74 cases last month.

Case development trend

In the middle of February 2020, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began to increase exponentially from patient 31, who was known as a super propagator. With a quick response by the government, the daily new cases once dropped to a single-digit. In May 2020, around three hundreds of new infections were related to cluster infections that occurred in some clubs at Itaewon, an entertainment district in Seoul. Seoul and the metropolitan areas were hit hard by this Itaewon infection. Following the second wave of infections in August, the government announced it was facing the third wave in November with 200 to 300 confirmed cases every day. A fourth wave started in July 2021 from the spread of the delta variant and low vaccination rates. While vaccination rates have risen significantly since then, the highly infectious omicron variant led to a record-breaking rise in cases. This began easing up in March of 2022, though numbers began to rise again around August of 2022. As of October 2022, case numbers are decreasing again.

Economic impact on Korean economy

The Korean economy is interdependent on many countries over the world, so the impact of coronavirus on Korean economy is significant. According to recent OECD forecasts, South Korea's GDP is projected to show positive growth in 2022 and 2023. The first sector the coronavirus impacted was tourism, caused by decreasing numbers of inbound tourists and domestic sales. In the first quarter of 2020, tourism revenue was expected to decrease by 2.9 trillion won. In addition, Korean companies predicted that the damage caused by the losses in sales and exports would be significant. In particular, the South Korean automotive industry was considered to be the most affected industry, as automobile production and parts supply stopped at factories in China.For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

In past 24 hours, S. Korea, Asia had N/A new cases, N/A deaths and N/A recoveries.

South Korea recorded 31415280 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, South Korea reported 34610 Coronavirus Deaths. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Coronavirus Cases.

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We have decided to leave the old version of Coronavirus-Dataset, because many kernels had been made based on it. Link to the new version of Coronavirus-Dataset

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COVID-19 has infected more than 7000 people in South Korea. KCDC (Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) announces the information of COVID-19 quickly and transparently. We make a structured dataset based on the report materials of KCDC and local governments.

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Thanks sincerely to all the members of KCDC and local governments. Source of data: KCDC (Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

South Korea recorded 147693 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, South Korea reported 4456 Coronavirus Deaths. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Coronavirus Recovered.

State-by-state data on South Korea COVID-19 vaccinations data Acknowledgement and License

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On March 1, 2023, exactly 12,291 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in South Korea. South Korea's handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was initially widely praised, though the government's handling of vaccine distribution has been criticized. Seoul and the metropolitan areas were hit especially hard by a few group infections during the second wave in August 2020. This was followed by a fourth wave, driven by the delta variant and low vaccination rates, leading to rising figures. Though the country has since achieved high vaccination rates, the omicron variant led to record new daily cases. Cases once again began to decline in January of 2023.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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Roughly a year has passed since the outbreak of COVID-19, in which South Korea has managed to contain the virus with relative success. However, the pandemic nevertheless caused great harm to the Korean public and the economy. Notably, recent weeks (December 2020) were marked by soaring numbers of infections in South Korea, where infections exceeded 1000 for the first time. Thus, analyzing the covid status data of South Korea may give insight into the trend of the pandemic.

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The time period of the data is January 1, 2020 - December 23, 2020. Updates may be provided later.

The covid_kr file contains information such as number of: confirmed cases, released from quarantine, tests, deaths, patients being treated, negative cases, aggregate tests etc.

The gender_age file contains information of cases based on age and gender category.

Please refer to the column descriptions for details :)

Acknowledgements

The data was provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which I obtained through the open API in the Korean Public Data Portal.

Image Credit: PIRO4D from Pixabay

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Analysis such as the trend of infections, vulnerable age groups, and many others can be conducted. Other useful datasets may be uploaded later on if found.

Covid stringency index in South Korea, December, 2022 The most recent value is 11 index as of December 2022, no change compared to the previous value of 11 index. Historically, the average for South Korea from February 2020 to December 2022 is 42 index. The minimum of 11 index was recorded in October 2022, while the maximum of 67 index was reached in April 2020. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The number of COVID-19 vaccination doses administered in South Korea rose to 129647782 as of Oct 27 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Coronavirus Vaccination Total.

Covid vaccinated people per hundred people in South Korea, March, 2023 The most recent value is 86.48 Covid vaccinated people per hundred people as of March 2023, an increase compared to the previous value of 86.47 Covid vaccinated people per hundred people. Historically, the average for South Korea from February 2021 to March 2023 is 67.65 Covid vaccinated people per hundred people. The minimum of 0.08 Covid vaccinated people per hundred people was recorded in February 2021, while the maximum of 86.48 Covid vaccinated people per hundred people was reached in March 2023. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Ulsan data was reported at 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 06 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Ulsan data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 07 Aug 2020, with 166 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Ulsan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table KR.D001: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued).

South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Daejeon data was reported at 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 06 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Daejeon data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 07 Aug 2020, with 166 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Daejeon data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table KR.D001: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued).

South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Incheon data was reported at 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 06 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Incheon data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 07 Aug 2020, with 166 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 07 Aug 2020. South Korea KCDC: COVID-19: Patients: 0000H: Con: QDH: Incheon data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table KR.D001: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued).

Change in quality of life due to COVID-19.

View daily updates and historical trends for South Korea Coronavirus Recoveries. Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Track e…