COVID-19 785 New Cases Yesterday... Fourth Day Consecutive 700s (Update)

On the 23rd, when the number of new COVID-19 cases reached 797, close to 800, citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are waiting to be tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] As the spread of COVID-19 continues to grow in South Korea, the number of new confirmed cases has remained in the 700s for the fourth consecutive day.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 24th, there were 785 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 118,243.

This is 12 fewer than the 797 cases reported the previous day, but it marks the second consecutive day with numbers close to 800. The 700s range has continued for four consecutive days since the 21st (731 cases). This is the first time since early January, when the situation began to stabilize, that the number has stayed in the 700s for four days straight.

Among the new confirmed cases today, 760 were locally transmitted and 25 were imported.

Looking at recent trends, before the effects of the third wave, which began in mid-November last year, had fully subsided, sporadic infections have been occurring nationwide, making the 'fourth wave' a reality.

The daily new confirmed cases over the past week from the 18th to today are as follows: 671 → 532 → 549 → 731 → 735 → 797 → 785.

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