New COVID-19 Cases Expected to Remain in the 500s Tomorrow... 427 Cases Reported by 6 PM, Up by 57

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] As the spread of COVID-19 continues domestically, the number of cases is expected to reach the 500s on the 1st of next month.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments on the 31st, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 31st, a total of 427 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. This is 57 more than the 370 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

By region, 293 cases (68.6%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 134 cases (31.4%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, there were 170 cases in Seoul, 108 in Gyeonggi, 44 in Busan, 17 each in Gyeongnam and Chungbuk, 15 in Incheon, 14 in Gangwon, 10 in Jeonbuk, 8 in Chungnam, 7 in Gyeongbuk, 5 in Daegu, 4 each in Daejeon and Ulsan, and 2 each in Gwangju and Jeju.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0:00 on April 1 is expected to increase further, reaching the 500s.

Over the past week (March 25?31), the average daily number of new confirmed cases reached 463.

The key indicator for adjusting the 'social distancing' level, the average daily number of locally transmitted cases, is about 447, remaining within the 2.5 level range (nationwide 400?500 cases or more).

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