134 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Seoul by 9 PM on the 29th

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally counted at 134 from 0:00 to 9:00 PM on the 29th.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 33 more than the 101 cases reported on the previous day (28th). It is also 42 more than the 92 cases reported a week ago (22nd). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 107 on the 28th and 97 on the 22nd.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has remained below 150 since last month’s 18th, when it reached 180. Over the past week (from the 22nd to the 28th of this month), the numbers recorded were 97→137→127→122→127→138→107. The daily positivity rate (the ratio of confirmed cases on the day to the number of tests conducted the previous day) has also been maintained without significant change at around 0.4?0.5%.

However, based on the provisional count until 9:00 PM on this day, the positivity rate is expected to reach about 0.6%, marking the highest level in two weeks and similar to the rate on the 14th (0.6%).

Most of those confirmed on this day were tested on the 28th. The number of tests conducted in Seoul on the 28th was 16,832, which was lower than the recent 15-day average and the 23,159 tests conducted on the 27th.

Over the recent 15 days (from the 14th to the 28th), an average of 30,326 tests were conducted daily in Seoul. The average daily number of confirmed cases was 120, and the average positivity rate was around 0.4%.

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