COVID-19 Confirmed Cases 358 by 6 PM... 24 Fewer Than Yesterday

About 400 Cases Expected Tomorrow as Well

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] On the 11th, confirmed COVID-19 cases continued nationwide through various small gatherings and workplaces.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 358 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This is 24 fewer than the 382 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

The metropolitan area accounted for 280 cases (78.2%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 78 cases (21.8%).

By city and province, there were 137 cases in Gyeonggi, 117 in Seoul, 26 in Incheon, 19 in Chungbuk, 16 in Gyeongnam, 15 in Busan, 10 in Gangwon, 5 in Ulsan, 3 in Gyeongbuk, 2 each in Daegu, Chungnam, and Jeju, and 1 each in Gwangju, Sejong, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam. No confirmed cases have yet been reported in Daejeon.

The number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of midnight on the 12th is expected to reach the 400s.

New confirmed cases surged to the 600s immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday due to successive cluster infections, then decreased to the 300-400 range, but have recently shown signs of increasing again, with numbers in the mid to late 400s over the past three days.

In the past week, new confirmed cases were recorded as 398 → 418 → 416 → 346 → 446 → 470 → 465, averaging 423 cases per day.

The weekly average of locally transmitted confirmed cases, a key indicator for adjusting social distancing levels, stands at 406, re-entering the 2.5 level range (nationwide 400 to 500 or more).

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