149 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 35 More Than Previous Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 3rd, a total of 149 new COVID-19 cases were recorded.

This is 35 more than the 114 cases recorded during the same time period on the previous day (2nd) and 54 more than the 95 cases reported a week ago (April 26). The total number of cases for the entire day was 127 on the 2nd and 116 on April 26.

Among the new cases on the 3rd, only one was imported from overseas, while the remaining 148 were locally transmitted.

New cases related to cluster infections included 3 from a building in Guro-gu, 1 each from a workplace in Gwanak-gu (occurred in April), a second case from a metropolitan area acquaintance gathering (occurred in April), a game development company located in another city/province, and 10 others from various cluster infections.

New cases not managed as cluster infections included 86 who had contact with other confirmed cases, 13 who had contact with confirmed cases outside Seoul, and 33 whose infection routes are under investigation.

As of 18:00 on the 3rd, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul was 38,490. The total number of cases for the day will be compiled as of 0:00 on the following day, the 4th, and announced in the morning.

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