Seoul City Reports 125 COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM... 12 More Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] Seoul City announced that 125 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Seoul over 18 hours from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 18th.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 12 more cases than the previous day, the 17th (113 cases), and 8 more than the same day last week, the 11th (117 cases). The total number of cases for the entire day was 124 on the 17th and 140 on the 11th. The average daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul over the past two weeks (from the 3rd to the 17th) was 121.

Among the new confirmed cases in Seoul identified by 6 p.m. on the 18th, 2 were imported cases and the remaining 123 were domestic infections. Among ongoing major cluster infections, 7 new cases were reported at a pub and restaurant located in Jung-gu, 2 at a family and daycare center in Gwangjin-gu, and 1 each at a daycare center in Nowon-gu (occurred in February 2021), a metropolitan area acquaintance gathering (occurred in March 2021, II), and a daycare center in Dobong-gu (occurred in March 2021). Additionally, 6 new cases were confirmed in other cluster infections.

Among new cases not separately managed as cluster infections, 66 were contacts of other confirmed cases, 6 were contacts of confirmed cases from other cities or provinces outside Seoul, and 33 cases are under investigation for infection routes.

As of 6 p.m. on the 18th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul stands at 30,509. The total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled as of midnight on the 19th and announced in the morning.

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