[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Jo] From 0:00 to 21:00 on the 27th, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul was counted as 138.


According to Seoul City, as of 21:00 on that day, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 21 compared to the previous day. The total number of cases for the entire day was 127 on the 26th and 125 on the 20th. The daily number of cases in Seoul has remained below 150 since 180 cases were reported on the 18th of last month.


Seoul's daily positivity rate (number of confirmed cases on the day divided by the number of tests conducted the previous day) has remained at 0.4% from the 21st to the 26th.


Over the recent fifteen days (from the 12th to the 26th), an average of 29,772 people were tested daily in Seoul, with an average of 118 confirmed cases per day and an average positivity rate of about 0.4%.


Most of the cases confirmed on this day were from tests conducted the previous day, and the number of tests conducted was 34,207, exceeding the recent fifteen-day average.



As of 21:00 on this day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted as 31,624. The total number of cases for the entire day will be organized based on 0:00 on the following day, the 28th, and announced in the morning.


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