Seoul Reports 376 New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday... Infection Spreads from Nursing Hospitals and Church Clusters

On the 17th, citizens are getting tested at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the same day, there were 1,014 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 46,453. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As cluster infections continue to occur in nursing hospitals, medical institutions, and churches, the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul has exceeded the 300 mark for eight consecutive days.

As of midnight on the 23rd, Seoul city announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Seoul area increased by 376 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to 15,732.

The daily number of new confirmed cases in Seoul first exceeded 300 on the 11th, then surged to 423 and 473 on the 16th and 19th respectively. It seemed to decrease to 328 on the 20th and 317 on the 21st, but rose again to the high 300s within a day.

On this day, 19 new cases (cumulative 108) were reported at a nursing hospital and nursing home in Guro-gu, 8 cases (cumulative 16) at a church in Geumcheon-gu, 6 cases (cumulative 21) at a medical institution in Yeongdeungpo-gu, and 4 cases (cumulative 23) at a hospital in Nowon-gu. Additionally, 2 new confirmed cases each were reported related to Pagoda Town in Jongno-gu (cumulative 226), a hospital in Dongdaemun-gu (cumulative 68), and a construction site in Yongsan-gu (cumulative 69).

Other cluster infections accounted for 7 cases, 148 cases were contacts of other confirmed patients, 8 cases were contacts of confirmed patients from other cities or provinces, 3 cases were imported from overseas, and 165 cases are under investigation for their infection routes.

In Seoul, one confirmed patient residing in Jungnang-gu on the 21st died, increasing the total number of deaths to 145.

So far, 8,864 people have been discharged after being declared recovered, and 6,723 patients are currently undergoing isolation treatment.

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