170 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Seoul Until 6 PM Today

On the 11th, citizens are waiting to get tested at a proactive screening site for COVID-19 set up at Seoul Medical Center in Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Seoul City announced on the 14th that from 0:00 to 18:00, a total of 170 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were recorded in Seoul over 18 hours.

This number is lower compared to the same time period on the previous day, the 13th (175 cases), and last Monday, the 7th (182 cases). The total number of cases for the full 24 hours was 219 on the 13th and 214 on the 7th.

Among the new confirmed cases on this day, except for 1 imported case, 169 cases were locally transmitted. Among ongoing cluster infections, there were 2 new cases related to a church in Gangseo-gu, 2 related to a language institute in Gangnam-gu, and 1 new case each related to a subway station in Eunpyeong-gu and a high school in Guro-gu.

There were 105 cases from 'other confirmed case contacts,' 22 cases from contacts with confirmed cases in other cities or provinces, and 36 cases with unknown infection routes currently under investigation.

As of 18:00, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached 12,576.

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