Seoul City Reports 160 New COVID-19 Cases by 9 PM, 16 Fewer Than a Week Ago

On the 9th, when 564 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the daily count back into the 500s, citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station lined up to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from midnight to 9 p.m. on the 10th, there were 160 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul. Compared to the same time frame, this is 28 more than the previous day (9th) with 132 cases, and 16 fewer than a week ago (3rd) with 176 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 141 on the 9th and 184 on the 3rd.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul generally remained in the 100s from mid-February, then sharply increased at the end of March and early April, fluctuating around an average of 200 cases over the past month. From the 1st to the 9th of this month, the daily confirmed cases in Seoul were 182→127→184→238→212→179→242→195→141.

The number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Seoul tends to decrease on weekends and holidays, and increase on weekdays. Test results usually come out the next day, so the daily confirmed cases are influenced by the number of tests conducted the previous day. On the holiday (Children’s Day) of the 5th, the number of tests was 22,661, which was lower than usual recently. On weekdays, the 6th and 7th, the numbers increased to 41,313 and 47,585 respectively, but dropped sharply on the weekend with 25,996 on the 8th and 18,756 on the 9th.

Considering the number of tests, the positivity rate on the 10th (confirmed cases on the day compared to tests conducted the previous day) is expected to be much higher than usual, around 0.9 to 1.0%. Over the past fifteen days (April 25 to May 9), Seoul averaged 194 confirmed cases daily, with 32,154 tests conducted. The average positivity rate (confirmed cases on the day compared to tests conducted the previous day) was about 0.6%.

As of 9 p.m. on the 10th, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul stands at 39,892. The total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled and announced the next day, on the 11th, at midnight.

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