Seoul Reports 85 New COVID-19 Cases... Highest Since Summer Wave, Record Broken Again in Two Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Seoul area has broken the highest record since last summer's outbreak again within two days.

Seoul City announced on the 15th that 85 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the 14th.

The daily new confirmed cases in Seoul gradually decreased in September, dropping to the 10s at one point. However, since this month, the numbers have fluctuated above 50, rising again to 74 on the 12th, the highest since September 1st (101 cases). On the 13th, it slightly decreased to 69, then jumped back to the 80s on the 14th.

The positivity rate, calculated by dividing the number of confirmed cases on the day (85) by the number of tests conducted the previous day (6,242), was 1.4%, exceeding the recent 15-day average of 1.2%.

Nearly half of the new confirmed cases, 42 people, were classified under 'others,' including sporadic cases or past cluster infections. This indicates a high possibility that existing cluster infections are continuing for a long time or new cluster infections may be classified.

Among the ongoing cases recently, additional confirmed cases were reported at ▲ Dongdaemun-gu Ace Hope Care Center with 5 cases ▲ Dongjak-gu Mojo Cafe with 3 cases ▲ Seongdong-gu Kumho Nursing Home with 3 cases ▲ Seongdong-gu Market with 3 cases ▲ Gangnam-gu CJ Telenix with 3 cases.

One additional confirmed case each was reported at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, the Armed Forces Welfare Group in Yongsan-gu, and among families in Gangseo-gu.

Seventeen confirmed cases are still under investigation for their infection routes. Contact with confirmed cases from other cities or provinces was 1 case, and 4 cases were imported from overseas. The death toll increased by 1, bringing the total to 81.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.