Seoul Reports 319 New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday... Additional Infections Spread in Nursing Homes and Hospitals

Citizens waiting to be tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Station Plaza on the 20th, where the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) reached 1,097, marking the highest number since the outbreak in the country. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul remained in the 300s.

As of midnight on the 24th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul increased by 319 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative cases to 16,050.

Among the new cases, 9 were related to nursing hospitals and nursing homes in Guro-gu, raising the total number of cases linked to these facilities to 116. Additionally, 7 new cases were reported at correctional facilities in Songpa-gu, bringing the cumulative total there to 222.

There were also additional confirmed cases in existing cluster infections: 3 at a church in Geumcheon-gu (total 19), 3 at a hospital in Nowon-gu (total 26), 2 related to an insurance company in Mapo-gu (total 15), and 2 linked to Call Center II in Jung-gu (total 27).

Other cluster infections accounted for 20 cases, 114 cases were from contact with other confirmed patients, 4 from contacts in other cities and provinces, 5 were imported cases, and 147 cases are under investigation for infection routes.

In Seoul, 2 patients who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and were undergoing treatment died on the 22nd and 23rd, respectively, bringing the total death toll to 147.

So far, 9,171 patients in Seoul have been declared recovered and discharged, while 6,732 are currently in isolation and receiving treatment.

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