181 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 9 PM... 55 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 20th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases remained in the 400s for the second consecutive day at 429, medical staff at a temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Station Plaza guided citizens through testing. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] From midnight to 9 PM on the 27th, Seoul recorded 181 new COVID-19 cases.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new confirmed cases during the 21 hours until 9 PM was provisionally counted as 181. This is 55 fewer than the same time the previous day (236), but 45 more compared to the same day last week.

Since the beginning of this month, Seoul's daily confirmed cases have been in the 200s on weekdays, while the day after weekends and holidays, when the number of tests decreases, recorded cases in the 100s. However, from the 22nd, cases surged, maintaining the 200s for five consecutive days until the 26th.

As of 9 PM on this day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul reached 49,403.

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