Seoul Reports 263 New COVID-19 Cases... 6 Fewer Than Previous Day

Domestic Infections 260 Cases, Imported Cases 3 Cases

As the spread of the third wave of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea shows no signs of slowing down, citizens are lining up at the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 23rd, waiting for their turn. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, 1,092 new confirmed cases were reported domestically, bringing the total to 52,550. This marks an increase of 223 cases from the previous day, rising back to over 1,000 cases for the first time in three days since the 20th (1,097 cases). Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 25th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was reported as 263, according to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 26th.

This is 6 fewer than the 269 cases on the 24th, and 66 more than the 197 cases on the same day last week (18th).

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul ranged in the low 200s on weekdays from the 5th to the 21st of this month, while on weekends or the day after holidays, when testing numbers decreased, it fluctuated in the 100s. Then, from the 22nd, the cases increased consecutively for three days: 236 → 252 → 269, before slightly decreasing the day before.

Among the new confirmed cases, 260 were domestic infections and 3 were imported. Accordingly, the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in Seoul increased by 1 in 24 hours, reaching a total of 512.

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