[Breaking] 115 Confirmed at Metropolitan Temporary Testing Sites via 'Anonymous Testing'... 10.2% of Local Cases
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] On the 25th, more than 100 additional confirmed cases were reported at temporary screening clinics operating in the metropolitan area to identify 'hidden infections' of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea.
According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 26th, a total of 33,983 tests were conducted at temporary screening clinics in the metropolitan area on Christmas Day, with 115 people testing positive.
This accounted for 10.2% of the 1,132 new locally transmitted confirmed cases that day.
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Although the number of tests was reduced to about half compared to the previous weekday, the number of confirmed cases has continued to stay in the triple digits daily.
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