559 New Confirmed Cases by 6 PM Today... Continued Spread in Medical Institutions and Others

362 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

On the 24th, employees of related companies are waiting in line for diagnostic tests at a temporary screening clinic for logistics center workers set up in front of the Seoul Complex Logistics Complex in Jangji-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] As of 6 p.m. on the 27th, 559 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in South Korea.

According to health authorities, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 559 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed nationwide. This is 103 fewer than the 662 cases reported at the same time the previous day.

In the metropolitan area, 362 new cases were reported, accounting for 64.8% of the total. By city and province, Seoul reported 180 cases, Gyeonggi 145, Incheon 37, Chungbuk and Gyeongbuk 29 each, Busan 27, Chungnam 26, Gyeongnam 24, Daegu 21, Gangwon 20, Jeonnam 6, Gwangju 5, Jeju 4, Daejeon and Sejong 2 each, and Jeonbuk and Ulsan 1 each. Cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

Since there is still time until midnight when the daily tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 28th is expected to increase. On the previous day, the number of confirmed cases at 6 p.m. was 662, but it rose to 970 by midnight.

Recently, the number of new COVID-19 cases in South Korea has been hovering around 1,000. Over the past week, the daily new cases were 926 → 867 → 1090 → 985 → 1241 → 1132 → 970, averaging about 1,030 cases per day.

Among these, the average daily number of locally transmitted cases was 999, slightly down from 1,017 the previous day. However, the spread continued across various regions nationwide. In Chungbuk, 10 additional cases were confirmed at the Cheongju Chamsarang Nursing Home, including 8 residents. In Busan, infections related to Jeilnara Nursing Hospital, Inchang Nursing Hospital, and Joheun Yeolmae Church were added, and in Gangwon, family infections continued in Chuncheon and other areas.

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