COVID-19 New Confirmed Cases Increase by 25 to Total 528

On the 30th, medical staff are preparing for vaccine administration at the COVID-19 Central Vaccination Center of the National Medical Center.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] As of 6 PM on the 1st, the total number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases was recorded at 528. This is an increase of 25 cases compared to 503 at the same time the previous day.

By region, the metropolitan area accounted for 324 cases (61.4%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 204 cases (38.6%). Seoul had 175 cases, Gyeonggi 131, Gyeongnam 58, Ulsan 38, Gyeongbuk 30, Busan 29, Incheon 18, Chungnam 11, Daegu, Daejeon, Chungbuk, and Jeonbuk each had 7, Gwangju 5, Gangwon 4, and Jeju 1. No confirmed cases have yet been reported in Sejong and Jeonnam.

Considering the remaining time until midnight, the number of confirmed cases as of 0:00 on the 2nd is expected to be in the 600s. The previous day also saw an increase of 124 cases within 6 hours, reaching a final count of 627.

The average number of new confirmed cases over the past week is approximately 627.3 per day. The average daily number of locally transmitted confirmed cases, a key indicator for adjusting social distancing levels, is 597.1.

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