New COVID-19 Cases in the '300s'... 369 Local Infections (Update)

369 Local Cases, 27 Imported Cases

On the 21st, citizens are getting tested at a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the same day, there were 416 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total to 86,992. Photo by Moohonam Mun. munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] On the 25th, the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases recorded 396, dropping back to the 300s after one day.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on that day, 396 new domestic COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 88,516. Regarding the infection routes, 369 cases were locally transmitted, and 27 were imported from overseas.

By region, Seoul reported 114 cases, Gyeonggi 132 cases, and Incheon 22 cases, with the metropolitan area still accounting for a high proportion. In non-metropolitan areas, Busan had 18 cases, Chungnam 16, Gwangju 15, Daegu 13, Jeonnam 11, Gyeongbuk 9, Jeonbuk and Jeju 5 each, Chungbuk 4, Gangwon and Gyeongnam 2 each, and Ulsan 1. No new cases were reported in Daejeon.

There were 27 imported cases. Among them, 10 were identified during quarantine, and the remaining 17 were confirmed in the local community. Of these, 20 were Korean nationals and 7 were foreigners.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 5 from the previous day, reaching 1,581. Among hospitalized patients, the number of critically ill patients increased by 4 to 144. The number of patients who have been declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 437, totaling 79,487.

On that day, the number of suspected cases tested was 40,226, and 30,053 tests were conducted at temporary screening clinics set up in the metropolitan area. At the metropolitan temporary screening clinics, 60 confirmed cases were identified.

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