Seoul Reports Over 500 New Cases Again Yesterday... 8 Additional Deaths Recorded

On the 17th, citizens are getting tested at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the same day, there were 1,014 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 46,453. Photo by Moohnam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] With a large-scale additional outbreak at the Dongbu Detention Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul exceeded 500 again in a single day.

As of midnight on the 29th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul increased by 523 from the previous day, bringing the total cumulative cases to 18,253.

The daily new confirmed cases in Seoul first exceeded 200 on the 2nd of this month, then surpassed 300 on the 11th, 400 on the 16th, and soared to 552 on the 24th. The numbers slightly decreased to 466 on the 25th, 362 on the 26th, and 301 on the 27th, but on the 28th, the count jumped back well above 500.

Among the new confirmed cases on this day, 233 were related to the Dongbu Detention Center in Songpa-gu. So far, the total number of cases linked to the Dongbu Detention Center cluster infection has reached 756.

Additionally, 14 new cases (total 20) were linked to a church in Jungnang-gu, 9 new cases (total 60) at a residential facility for the disabled in Songpa-gu, 5 new cases (total 175) related to nursing hospitals and nursing homes in Guro-gu, 2 new cases (total 20) linked to a nursing facility in Jongno-gu, 2 new cases (total 32) related to a hospital in Nowon-gu, and 2 new cases (total 73) connected to a construction site in Yongsan-gu were reported.

Other cases included 148 from contact with other confirmed patients, 10 from contact with confirmed patients from other cities or provinces, 3 imported cases, and 93 cases with infection routes under investigation.

Seoul also recorded 8 additional deaths the previous day, bringing the total death toll to 167.

So far, a total of 10,010 patients have been declared recovered and discharged, while 8,076 patients are currently undergoing isolation treatment.

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