373 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Nationwide by 6 PM

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] On the 14th, new cases of COVID-19 infections continued to be reported across the country.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 373 new confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day.

This is 6 fewer than the 379 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Looking at the regional distribution of confirmed cases, 253 cases (67.8%) were in the metropolitan area, and 120 cases (32.2%) were in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, there were 129 cases in Gyeonggi, 103 in Seoul, 33 in Busan, 21 in Incheon, 20 in Gyeongbuk, 17 in Gyeongnam, 10 in Gangwon, 8 each in Daegu and Chungbuk, 5 each in Jeonnam and Chungnam, 4 each in Gwangju, Ulsan, and Jeonbuk, and 2 in Daejeon.

Among the 17 cities and provinces, no new confirmed cases have yet been reported in Sejong and Jeju.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 15th is expected to increase. Based on the trend of confirmed cases, it is expected to reach around 500.

The previous day, 145 cases were added from 6 p.m. to midnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 524.

Since the beginning of the new year, except for two days, the number of new confirmed cases has remained below 1,000, but as infections of various sizes continue in communities across the country, it is too early to be complacent.

In the past week (January 8?14), the daily new confirmed cases were 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 → 524, averaging about 578 cases per day. Among these, the average daily number of locally transmitted confirmed cases, a key indicator for adjusting social distancing levels, was 544.

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