Seoul Reports 117 New COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM... 33 More Than Previous Day

On the 23rd, when 346 new COVID-19 cases were reported, marking a return to the 300s after a week, citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza are lining up to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 23rd, there were 117 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul over an 18-hour period.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 33 more cases than the 84 reported the previous day and 15 more than the 102 cases reported on the same day last week. The total number of cases for the entire day was 97 on the 22nd and 120 on the 16th.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has remained below 150 since the 18th of last month. Over the recent 8 days from the 15th to the 22nd, the numbers recorded were 79→120→124→146→115→125→109→97. Due to a decrease in testing on Sundays, which are holidays, the number of confirmed cases drops significantly on Mondays and then rises again on Tuesdays, showing a repeating pattern. The average daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul over the past 15 days (from the 8th to the 22nd) was 121.

Among the new confirmed cases in Seoul, 2 were imported from overseas and 115 were domestic infections. Among major cluster infection cases, 3 additional cases were related to an apartment sauna in Gangnam-gu, and 2 were related to a church in Songpa-gu. One case each was added related to a pub and restaurant in Jung-gu, the district council in Nowon-gu, and a building in Yeongdeungpo-gu. There were 4 other cluster infections, 48 cases from contact with other confirmed patients, 12 cases from contact with confirmed patients from other cities or provinces, and 43 cases with infection routes under investigation.

As of 6 p.m. on the day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was 31,093. The total number of confirmed cases will be compiled as of midnight on the 24th and announced in the morning.

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