[Breaking] 56 Confirmed Cases from Anonymous Tests at Temporary Testing Sites in the Seoul Metropolitan Area... 20% of Local Cases in the Region

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Confirmed cases continue to be identified at temporary screening clinics set up to find 'hidden infections' of COVID-19 in the Seoul metropolitan area.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 6th, a total of 56 new confirmed cases tested positive through anonymous tests conducted at temporary screening clinics in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon the previous day.

This accounts for 15.3% of the 366 new locally transmitted confirmed cases reported as of midnight that day.

Compared to 274 locally transmitted confirmed cases in the metropolitan area, this figure reaches 20.4%. This means that one out of every five confirmed cases in the metropolitan area was diagnosed positive after visiting a screening clinic without any particular symptoms.

Looking at the regions where the 56 new confirmed cases were found, there were 32 in Seoul, 18 in Gyeonggi, and 6 in Incheon.

Currently, there are a total of 131 temporary screening clinics operating in the metropolitan area: 53 in Seoul, 70 in Gyeonggi, and 8 in Incheon.

At the temporary screening clinics, anyone can receive an anonymous test by simply providing their mobile phone number, even if they have no symptoms.

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