271 New COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM on the 21st... 52 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 21st, market merchants are receiving COVID-19 diagnostic tests at a temporary walk-in screening clinic set up in Namdaemun Market, Jung-gu, Seoul. Jung-gu explained, "Since it is difficult for merchants to leave their shops during business hours due to sales and other operations, we collaborated with Seoul City to establish a testing site inside the market for merchants who cannot visit screening clinics." Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] As of the evening of the 21st, the number of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was counted at 271. According to the data compiled by local government quarantine authorities collected by Yonhap News Agency, this number represents those who tested positive for COVID-19 from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day. Compared to the same time the previous day, this is 52 fewer cases.

Most cases are in the Seoul metropolitan area. Seoul reported 99 cases, which is 9 fewer than the previous day, and Gyeonggi Province had about 86 cases. Gyeongnam and Busan reported 18 and 16 cases respectively, Gyeongbuk had 15, and Incheon had 10. Other metropolitan areas reported single-digit new confirmed cases. There are no patients yet in Sejong, Jeonbuk, and Chungbuk.

Since the count is made until midnight, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to be around 300. Considering that many test results come out late in the afternoon and are entered afterward, the total could reach the mid-300s.

Recently, the number of confirmed cases has been declining, but sporadic infections continue to emerge nationwide. Related to a sauna in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, after the first confirmed case on the 11th of this month, 17 additional cases have been confirmed. Cluster infections related to a medical institution and church in Seodaemun-gu have reached 13 cases, and a cluster related to an insurance company in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi Province, has increased to 14 cases.

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