440 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 18 More Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] As the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases enters a downward trend, confirmed cases continued to emerge in various locations on the 12th.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 440 new confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day. This is an increase of 18 cases compared to 422 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Looking at the regional distribution of confirmed cases, 318 cases (72.3%) were in the metropolitan area, and 122 cases (27.7%) were in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, there were 174 cases in Gyeonggi, 123 in Seoul, 34 in Gyeongnam, 21 each in Busan, Incheon, and Gangwon, 11 in Ulsan, 8 each in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, 6 in Chungbuk, 3 each in Gwangju, Daejeon, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk, and 1 in Jeju. Among the 17 cities and provinces, no new confirmed cases have yet been reported in Jeonnam and Sejong.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0:00 on the 13th is expected to increase slightly. Based on the trend of confirmed cases, the number is expected to reach around 500 to as many as 600 cases.

On the previous day, 115 cases were added from 6 p.m. to midnight, bringing the total to 537 confirmed cases.

Since the beginning of the new year, except for two days, the number of new confirmed cases has remained below 1,000, but infections linked to religious facilities and other places continue to occur throughout local communities.

The daily new confirmed cases from the 1st of this month were 1,027 → 820 → 657 → 1,020 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 664 → 451 → 537.

Regarding major infection cases, the cumulative number of confirmed cases linked to the BTJ Yeolbang Center in Sangju, Gyeongbuk, has increased to 576. As of the 9th, related confirmed cases were 505, but the scale of infection has been growing over time.

Additionally, 21 confirmed cases were reported at a church in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and the total number of confirmed cases related to hospitals in Goesan, Eumseong, Jincheon in Chungbuk, and Anseong city has increased to 406.

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