490 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 40 Fewer Than Yesterday
Seoul 162 · Gyeonggi 129 · Incheon 12, Total 303 in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] On the 22nd, 490 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide in South Korea as of 6 p.m.
According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 p.m., a total of 490 people nationwide tested positive for COVID-19. This is 40 fewer than the 530 cases reported during the same time frame the previous day.
Of the confirmed cases, 303 (61.8%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 187 (38.2%) were from non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Seoul 162, Gyeonggi 129, Daegu 51, Ulsan 20, Chungnam 19, Gangwon and Gyeongnam 16 each, Busan 13, Incheon and Gyeongbuk 12 each, Jeonbuk 11, Gwangju 9, Jeonnam 7, Chungbuk 6, Daejeon 5, and Jeju 2.
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The final count will be completed by midnight, and the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 23rd is expected to increase to around 600, possibly reaching the low to mid-600s.
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