Seoul COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 100 After a Week... 15 Linked to Churches and Gwanghwamun Rally (Update)

On the 10th, merchants and visitors near the screening clinic for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up at Namdaemun Market in Seoul are undergoing specimen tests. According to Seoul City and Jung-gu, eight merchants at Kennedy Shopping Center in Namdaemun Market were confirmed positive for COVID-19. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul has dropped below 100 for the first time in a week, with 97 new cases reported.

On the 24th, Seoul City held a COVID-19 briefing and announced that as of midnight, the number of confirmed cases in Seoul increased by 97 compared to the previous day.

Among the additional confirmed cases, 6 were citizens who tested positive after attending the Gwanghwamun rally, 5 were related to Seongbuk-gu Sarang Jeil Church, and 5 were related to Yeouido Full Gospel Church. Additionally, 4 new cases were linked to the 'San' theater group cluster infection, and 1 new case was related to the Gangnam-gu Gold Train cluster.

Other cases include 8 contacts from other cities and provinces, 33 others, and 36 cases with infection routes still under investigation.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul first exceeded 100 on the 15th with 146 cases, then dropped to 90 on the 16th, but rose again to 132 on the 17th, 151 on the 18th, 135 on the 19th, 126 on the 20th, 128 on the 21st, and 140 on the 22nd, maintaining over 100 cases for seven consecutive days.

As of the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul stands at 2,986. Among them, 1,639 patients have been treated and discharged, and 16 have died. There are currently 1,331 patients in isolation.

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