Seoul City Reports 145 New COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM... Similar to Previous Day

Cumulative Confirmed Cases Surpass 14,000

Citizens are lined up to get tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Seoul City announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 18th, there were 145 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) confirmed in the city over 18 hours.

This is a similar level compared to the 18-hour tally of the previous day (150 cases). The number of confirmed cases that occurred in Seoul over 24 hours the previous day was 398, the third highest record ever. The highest daily confirmed cases record in Seoul so far was 423 on the 16th.

Among the new confirmed cases on this day, except for 1 imported case from overseas, 144 were domestic infections occurring locally. Among ongoing cluster infection cases, 2 additional cases were related to a dance training facility in Gangseo-gu, and 1 case each increased at a restaurant in Jongno-gu called Pagoda Town, a hospital in Dongdaemun-gu, Sauna II in Seocho-gu, a church in Seongbuk-gu, and a hospital in Gwangjin-gu.

Other cluster infections accounted for 2 cases, 65 cases were contacts of other confirmed patients, 10 cases were contacts of confirmed patients from other cities/provinces, and 60 cases are under investigation due to unclear infection routes. As of 18:00 on this day, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul exceeded 14,000, reaching 14,001.

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