No. 238 in Korean
확진자
"Confirmed case" (e.g., of a disease).
In a sentence
오늘 코로나 확진자가 많이 나왔어요.
Many COVID-19 cases were reported today.
'확진자' here means individuals confirmed to have been diagnosed with a certain illness, such as COVID-19.
그는 치명적인 병의 확진자로 판명되었다.
He was diagnosed and confirmed as a patient of a critical illness.
'확진자' in this sentence emphasizes someone who has been formally diagnosed with a critical disease.
각 지역의 확진자 수가 줄어들고 있다.
The number of confirmed cases is decreasing in each region.
Here, '확진자' refers to the cumulative number of confirmed cases or individuals diagnosed.
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