548 New COVID-19 Cases Reported by 6 PM, Nearly 700 Expected Tomorrow

On the 12th, International Nurses Day, medical staff are collecting specimens at a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] As the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea shows no signs of slowing down, new confirmed cases continued to emerge nationwide on the 12th.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 548 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported nationwide. This is 81 more than the 467 cases reported during the same time the previous day.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported, 385 cases (70%) were in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 163 cases (30%) were in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, Seoul reported 193 cases, Gyeonggi 175, Ulsan 23, Gwangju, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam each 21, Busan and Incheon each 17, Gangwon and Chungnam each 14, Daejeon and Jeonbuk each 8, Chungbuk and Jeonnam each 7, and Daegu 2 cases.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 13th is expected to be around 700. On the previous day, 168 additional cases were reported after 6 p.m., bringing the final total to 635.

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