Table 1.
Attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 by geographic regions, South Korea, January 2020 – October 2021
| Province (No. of districts) | School | Community | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (n) | COVID-19 cases (n) | Attack rate (per 1000) | Population (n) | COVID-19 cases (n) | Attack rate (per 1000) | |
| Total (250) | 7 212 784 | 19 215 | 2.66 | 51 333 253 | 353 107 | 6.88 |
| Seoul (25) | 1 136 363 | 4839 | 4.26 | 9 453 878 | 116 374 | 12.31 |
| Busan (16) | 414 707 | 915 | 2.21 | 3 343 353 | 13 712 | 4.10 |
| Daegu (8) | 332 530 | 744 | 2.24 | 2 387 450 | 16 772 | 7.03 |
| Incheon (10) | 414 986 | 999 | 2.41 | 2 921 875 | 18 824 | 6.44 |
| Gwangju (5) | 228 897 | 347 | 1.52 | 1 438 868 | 5318 | 3.70 |
| Daejeon (5) | 214 365 | 665 | 3.10 | 1 449 628 | 7498 | 5.17 |
| Ulsan (5) | 173 983 | 525 | 3.02 | 1 124 041 | 5403 | 4.81 |
| Gyeonggi (42) | 2 047 572 | 6009 | 2.93 | 13 398 945 | 105 573 | 7.88 |
| Sejong (1) | 76 853 | 130 | 1.69 | 362 922 | 1350 | 3.72 |
| Gangwon (18) | 198 520 | 544 | 2.74 | 1 530 537 | 7106 | 4.64 |
| Chungbuk (14) | 224 290 | 412 | 1.84 | 1 591 246 | 7739 | 4.86 |
| Chungnam (16) | 309 978 | 589 | 1.90 | 2 109 102 | 10 332 | 4.90 |
| Jeonbuk (15) | 251 011 | 344 | 1.37 | 1 786 322 | 5043 | 2.82 |
| Jeonnam (22) | 244 780 | 245 | 1.00 | 1 833 021 | 3476 | 1.90 |
| Gyeongbuk (24) | 341 795 | 639 | 1.87 | 2 619 828 | 9530 | 3.64 |
| Gyeongnam (22) | 492 716 | 949 | 1.93 | 3 311 249 | 12 704 | 3.84 |
| Jeju (2) | 109 442 | 320 | 2.92 | 670 993 | 3082 | 4.59 |