Seoul City "94 New Confirmed Cases by 6 PM"

2 Fewer Than the Previous Day's 1st (96) Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Seoul City announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 2nd, 94 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Seoul.

This is 2 fewer than the previous day, the 1st (96 cases), and 23 fewer than the same day last week (February 23, 117 cases). The total number of confirmed cases per day was 122 on March 1 and 144 on February 23.

The daily number of new confirmed cases in Seoul has remained in the 100s since January 7 of this year. Among the new confirmed cases in Seoul on March 2, 2 were imported cases, and the remaining 92 are presumed to be domestic infections.

New confirmed cases from ongoing cluster infections include 7 from a restaurant in Yeongdeungpo-gu, 5 from Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, 4 from acquaintances and workplaces in Gwanak-gu, 2 from an academy in Songpa-gu, 2 from a workplace in Gangnam-gu, and 8 from other cluster infections.

Among new confirmed cases not classified as cluster infections, 41 had contact with other confirmed cases, 3 had contact with confirmed cases from other cities or provinces outside Seoul, and 20 are under investigation for infection routes.

As of 18:00 on the 2nd, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was 28,548.

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