107 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 33 More Than Previous Day
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] According to Seoul City on the 9th, from 0:00 to 6:00 PM on that day, 107 new COVID-19 cases were reported. This is 33 more than the same time period on the previous day, the 8th (74 cases). The total number of cases for the entire day on the 8th was 102.
Among the new cases, 6 were imported from overseas, and the rest were domestic infections. New cases also emerged from major cluster infections. These include 3 cases at a nursing hospital in Dongdaemun-gu, 2 cases at a hospital in Dongdaemun-gu, 1 case at a restaurant in Yeongdeungpo-gu, 1 case at a high school in Gangdong-gu, and 1 case at a nursing hospital in Songpa-gu. An additional 8 cases were linked to other cluster infections. There were 50 cases from contact with other confirmed patients, and 27 cases with unknown infection routes.
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As of 6:00 PM on that day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul was 29,388.
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