358 New Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 62 Fewer Than Yesterday

At the Seongnae Public Health Center Screening Clinic in Songpa-gu, Seoul, an official is providing testing guidance to citizens. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] According to the quarantine authorities and local governments, from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 30th, a total of 358 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. This is 62 fewer than the 420 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

By region, 251 cases (70.1%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 107 cases (29.9%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city/province, the numbers are Seoul 123, Gyeonggi 121, Daegu 24, Busan 17, Gyeongbuk 16, Gwangju 9, Gangwon 8, Incheon 7, Daejeon 6, Gyeongnam, Chungbuk, and Jeju 5 each, Jeonnam 4, Chungnam 3, Sejong and Jeonbuk 2 each, and Ulsan 1.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 31st is expected to increase to around 400 or in the low 400s. On the previous day, 60 additional cases were reported after 18:00, bringing the final total to 480.

From the 23rd of this month to today, the daily new confirmed cases over the past week were 530 → 516 → 706 → 629 → 587 → 533 → 480, averaging 569 cases per day. The key indicator for adjusting the 'social distancing' level, the daily average of locally transmitted cases, stands at 547, which remains within the 2.5 level range (nationwide 400?500 or more cases).

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