COVID-19 452 New Cases Yesterday... Four Consecutive Days Over 400 (2nd Report)

On the 19th, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, citizens and foreigners are waiting to be tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in the plaza of Guro Station in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] As the spread of COVID-19 shows no signs of easing, the number of new confirmed cases has remained in the 400s for three consecutive days.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, there were 452 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 98,209. This is 11 fewer than the previous day (463), but it has continued the streak of daily cases in the 400s for four consecutive days since the 17th (469). Among the new confirmed cases today, 440 were locally transmitted and 12 were imported.

The impact of the "third wave" that began in mid-November last year has continued for five months. The number of new confirmed cases, which had shown a gradual decline this year, surged to the 600s immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday (February 11?14), then dropped to the 300s?400s, but has recently been rising again due to sporadic infections. From the 14th to today, the daily new confirmed cases over the past week were 459 → 382 → 363 → 469 → 445 → 463 → 452. During this period, the number of cases was in the 300s twice and in the 400s five times.

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