[Breaking] Seoul's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops to 0.6% Amid Increased Testing..."Impact of Asymptomatic Screening"

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that as the number of tests for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased, the positive rate gradually decreased to 0.6%.

According to Seoul City on the 24th, the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Seoul the previous day was 51,973, the second highest following 52,346 tests on the 18th. Of the tests on the 23rd, 32,966, accounting for 63.4%, were conducted at temporary screening clinics. The positive rate on the 23rd was the lowest recently at 0.6%, down from 1.4% on the 21st and 0.8% on the 22nd.

Park Yu-mi, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Citizen Health Bureau, explained the reason for the positive rate falling below 1% during the COVID-19 online briefing that day, saying, "It appears that the positive rate decreased because many asymptomatic individuals were tested at temporary screening clinics."

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