South Korea: Shincheonji Church related COVID-19 cases 2020

As of August 24, 2020, a total of 5,214 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea. The share of Shincheonji-related cases among the total cases has steadily decreased from over 60 percent and stood at 29.5 percent that date. A collective infection has occurred first in Daegu where this religious group is based and coronavirus became to spread throughout the country. The government of South Korea announced that it would test all over 200 thousand members of the group for the coronavirus.
As of the same date, South Korea confirmed 17,665 cases of infection including 309 deaths. The number of daily new cases started to increase again recently due to the new infections related to the clubgoers in Seoul and the distribution centers of e-commerce platforms, Coupang and Market Kurly.
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Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020

Characteristic	Number of cases
Aug 24	5,214
Aug 23	5,214
Aug 22	5,214
Aug 21	5,214
Aug 20	5,214
Aug 19	5,214
Aug 18	5,214
Aug 17	5,214
Aug 16	5,214
Aug 15	5,214
Aug 14	5,214
Aug 13	5,214
Aug 12	5,214
Aug 11	5,214
Aug 10	5,214
Aug 9	5,214
Aug 8	5,214
Aug 7	5,214
Aug 6	5,214
Aug 5	5,214
Aug 4	5,214
Aug 3	5,214
Aug 2	5,214
Aug 1	5,214
July 31	5,214
July 30	5,214
July 29	5,214
July 28	5,214
July 27	5,214
July 26	5,214
July 25	5,214
July 24	5,214
July 23	5,214
July 22	5,214
July 21	5,213
July 20	5,213
July 19	5,213
July 18	5,213
July 17	5,213
July 16	5,213
July 15	5,213
July 14	5,213
July 13	5,213
July 12	5,213
July 11	5,213
July 10	5,213
July 9	5,213
July 8	5,213
July 7	5,213
July 6	5,213
July 5	5,213
July 4	5,213
July 3	5,213
July 2	5,213
July 1	5,213
June 30	5,213
June 29	5,213
June 28	5,213
June 27	5,213
June 26	5,213
June 25	5,213
June 24	5,213
June 23	5,213
June 22	5,213
June 21	5,213
June 20	5,213
June 19	5,213
June 18	5,213
June 17	5,213
June 16	5,213
June 15	5,213
June 14	5,213
June 13	5,213
June 12	5,213
June 11	5,213
June 10	5,213
June 9	5,213
June 8	5,213
June 7	5,213
June 6	5,213
June 5	5,213
June 4	5,213
June 3	5,213
June 2	5,213
June 1	5,212
May 31	5,212
May 30	5,212
May 29	5,212
May 28	5,212
May 27	5,212
May 26	5,212
May 25	5,212
May 24	5,212
May 23	5,212
May 22	5,212
May 21	5,212
May 20	5,212
May 19	5,212
May 18	5,212
May 17	5,212
May 16	5,212
May 15	5,212
May 14	5,212
May 13	5,212
May 12	5,212
May 11	5,212
May 10	5,212
May 9	5,212
May 8	5,212
May 7	5,212
May 6	5,212
May 5	5,212
May 4	5,212
May 3	5,212
May 2	5,212
May 1	5,212
Apr 30	5,212
Apr 29	5,212
Apr 28	5,212
Apr 27	5,212
Apr 26	5,212
Apr 25	5,212
Apr 24	5,212
Apr 23	5,212
Apr 22	5,212
Apr 21	5,212
Apr 20	5,212
Apr 19	5,212
Apr 18	5,212
Apr 17	5,211
Apr 16	5,211
Apr 15	5,211
Apr 14	5,211
Apr 13	5,210
Apr 12	5,210
Apr 11	5,210
Apr 10	5,210
Apr 9	5,210
Apr 8	5,209
Apr 7	5,209
Apr 6	5,208
Apr 5	5,208
Apr 4	5,178
Apr 3	5,176
Apr 2	5,175
Apr 1	5,162
Mar 31	5,162
Mar 30	5,161
Mar 29	5,089
Mar 28	5,089
Mar 27	5,079
Mar 26	5,079
Mar 25	5,080
Mar 24	5,066
Mar 23	5,054
Mar 22	5,051
Mar 21	5,037
Mar 20	5,029
Mar 19	5,028
Mar 18	5,016
Mar 17	5,016
Mar 16	5,011
Mar 15	5,006
Mar 14	5,013
Mar 13	4,780
Mar 12	4,759
Mar 11	4,723
Mar 10	4,710
Mar 9	4,617
Mar 8	4,482
Mar 7	4,297
Mar 6	3,917
Mar 5	3,452
Mar 4	2,992
Mar 3	2,698
Mar 2	2,418
Mar 1	2,113
Feb 29	1,557
Feb 28	840
Feb 27	731
Feb 26	597
Feb 25	501
Feb 24	456
Feb 23	309
Feb 22	169
Feb 21	44
Feb 18	1