[Breaking] 115 Confirmed at Metropolitan Temporary Testing Sites via 'Anonymous Testing'... 10.2% of Local Cases View original image

[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.



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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