[Breaking] Seoul Reports 156 New COVID-19 Cases... Rebounds After Three Days View original image

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul, which had been declining since the beginning of this month, rebounded after three consecutive days of decrease, reaching the 150s.


According to Seoul City on the 16th, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul the previous day was 156.


However, the daily confirmed cases in Seoul from the 6th to the 15th of this month were 297→191→188→187→141→167→152→134→127→156, showing slight fluctuations but maintaining an overall downward trend.


Among the new cases on the 15th, 8 were imported from overseas, and the remaining 148 were locally transmitted.



Of these, 50 people were confirmed positive after anonymous testing at temporary screening clinics. The cumulative number of confirmed cases identified in Seoul through this method has increased to 1,721.


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