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. . For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 24, 2020). Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020." Chart. August 24, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2020). Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Cumulative Number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases Related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Aug 2020, /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Cumulative number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases related to Shincheonji Church in South Korea from February 18 to August 24, 2020 [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1103080/south-korea-covid-19-cases-related-to-shincheonji-church/
