190 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 38 Fewer Than Previous Day

Medical staff are collecting samples from citizens at a temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 25th. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on the same day, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases was 644, marking a drop below 700 for the first time in five days. This is due to the weekend effect when the number of tests decreases. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 28th, there were 190 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul over an 18-hour period.

This is 38 fewer than the 228 cases reported during the same time frame the previous day, and 7 fewer than the 197 cases reported one week earlier on the 21st. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 259 on the 27th and 230 on the 21st.

Among the new confirmed cases, 2 were imported from overseas, while the remaining 188 were domestic infections.

New confirmed cases related to major cluster infections included 3 from a religious facility in Dongdaemun-gu (occurred in April), 2 each from workplaces in Gwangjin-gu and Gwanak-gu (occurred in April), and acquaintances' gatherings in Seongbuk-gu, as well as 1 each from a religious facility in Gangnam-gu and an elderly care facility in Seongdong-gu. Additionally, 17 cases were added from other cluster infections.

Among new cases not managed as cluster infections, there were 93 cases from contact with other confirmed patients, 12 cases from contact with confirmed patients outside Seoul, and 55 cases with infection routes under investigation.

As of 6 p.m. on the 28th, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul stands at 37,575. The total case count for the day will be finalized based on data as of midnight on the 29th and announced in the morning.

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