84 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 19 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 21st, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, citizens are waiting to be tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Seoul area decreased by 19 compared to yesterday, based on data up to 6 PM.

Seoul City announced that from midnight to 6 PM on the 22nd, over an 18-hour period, 84 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Seoul.

This is 19 fewer than the 103 cases reported during the same time frame on the previous day (21st), but 22 more than the 62 cases reported on the same weekday last week (15th). The total daily confirmed cases were 109 on the 21st and 79 on the 15th.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has remained below 150 since last month’s 18th, when it was 180.

As of 6 PM on this day, there were no imported cases among the new confirmed cases in Seoul; all 84 were domestically transmitted. Among major cluster infections, 4 cases were reported from the 'religious facility in Songpa-gu (March)', and one new case each was added from 'pubs and restaurants in Jung-gu', 'workplace II in Dongdaemun-gu', and 'other cluster infections'.

There were 53 cases from contact with other confirmed patients, 5 cases from contact with confirmed patients outside Seoul, and 19 cases with infection routes under investigation.

Accordingly, as of 6 PM on the 22nd, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul stands at a total of 30,963.

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