As of 9 PM, 161 COVID-19 Cases in Seoul...14 Fewer Than a Week Ago (Summary)

On the 28th, elderly individuals who completed their COVID-19 vaccinations at the vaccination center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, were waiting in the observation area. According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team on the same day, the number of new first-dose vaccinations the previous day reached 640,000, combining 560,000 recipients of the AZ vaccine and 80,000 recipients of the Pfizer vaccine. This is the largest daily vaccination scale ever recorded. The nationwide first-dose vaccination rate, which had maintained the 7% range since the 7th, is expected to exceed 8% and enter the 9% range after 21 days. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that 161 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Seoul over a 21-hour period from midnight to 9 p.m. on the 29th.

This is 33 fewer cases than the 194 confirmed during the same time frame the previous day, and 14 fewer than the 175 cases reported on the same day last week (22nd). The total number of cases for the entire day was 194 on the 28th and 181 on the 22nd.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 43,788. The total number of cases for the day will be compiled as of midnight on the 30th and announced in the morning.

Over the past two weeks (May 14?28), Seoul has seen an average of 200 confirmed cases per day, with 31,164 people tested. The average positivity rate is around 0.6%.

The daily number of confirmed cases dropped to 138 on the 24th (Monday), influenced by a decrease in testing over the weekend, then sharply increased to 262 the following day, marking the highest number in 139 days since January 6 (297 cases). From the 26th to the 28th, the numbers decreased consecutively to 218, 214, and 194 cases.

Recent daily testing numbers in Seoul showed a decrease over the past weekend, with 23,392 tests on the 22nd and 17,640 on the 23rd, but fluctuated slightly on weekdays with 38,579 on the 24th, 35,428 on the 25th, 35,166 on the 26th, 33,986 on the 27th, and 35,213 on the 28th.

Since the 29th was a Saturday, many testing sites were either closed or closed early, so the number of tests is expected to be in the 10,000 to 20,000 range. Accordingly, the number of confirmed cases reported on the 30th, when most results will be available, is expected to be in the 100s.

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