As of 6 PM, 404 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... 75 More Than Previous Day

Citizens are getting tested at a temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 27th, where the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19, which had been showing a gradual decline, surged back to the mid-500s after ten days. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 27th, the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea exceeded 400 as of 6 p.m.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments including Seoul, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 404 new confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 nationwide. This is 75 more than the 329 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

There were 219 cases (54.2%) in the metropolitan area and 185 cases (45.8%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, there were 97 in Gyeonggi, 84 in Seoul, 47 in Busan, 38 in Incheon, 37 in Gyeongbuk, 28 in Gwangju, 24 in Chungbuk, 16 in Gyeongnam, 8 each in Daegu and Ulsan, 6 in Gangwon, 5 in Jeonnam, 3 in Daejeon, 2 in Chungnam, and 1 in Jeonbuk. No confirmed cases have yet been reported in Sejong and Jeju.

The number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of midnight on the 28th is expected to be around 500. If additional cluster infection cases occur, the number may increase further. On the previous day, 100 people were confirmed in a mass infection at Gwangju TCS International School operated by IM Mission, resulting in an increase of 230 cases after 6 p.m., closing at a total of 559 cases.

From the 21st of this month for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were recorded as 400 → 346 → 431 → 392 → 437 → 349 → 559, averaging 416.3 cases per day, rising again to the 400 range.

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