490 New COVID-19 Cases on the Day Before the Pandemic Declaration... Highest in 22 Days

Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Announces on the 13th... Total 95,176 Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] As the spread of COVID-19 continues domestically, the number of new confirmed cases on the 13th approached 500, marking the highest level in 22 days.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the morning of the 13th that as of midnight, 490 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 95,176.

The daily 490 confirmed cases is the highest number in 22 days since the 561 cases on the 19th of last month. It increased by 2 cases from the previous day (488), approaching 500 for two consecutive days. It has remained above 400 for five consecutive days since the 9th (446 cases).

Regarding the infection routes of the new confirmed cases on this day, 474 were locally transmitted and 16 were imported cases.

The '3rd wave' that began in mid-November last year has been ongoing for four months.

The number of new confirmed cases, which showed a gradual decline earlier this year, surged to the 600s immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday from the 11th to the 14th of last month, then dropped to the 300-400 range, but has recently shown an increasing trend again.

From the 7th to the 13th, the daily new confirmed cases over the past week were 416 → 346 → 446 → 470 → 465 → 488 → 490. Except for one day in the 300s during this period, all days recorded numbers in the 400s.

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