308 Seoul COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM... Over 300 Cases for Three Consecutive Days

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 1st was tentatively counted at 308.

Although there are 6 hours left until the daily count closes, the 18-hour tally has already surpassed this year's highest record for a Thursday (269 cases on June 24).

Comparing the same 18-hour period, the number is 24 more than the previous day (June 30) with 284 cases, and 60 more than the same day last week (June 24) with 248 cases. The total new confirmed cases in Seoul on the previous day were 334.

Accordingly, Seoul's daily confirmed cases will continue to exceed 300 for the third consecutive day.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, among the 308 new confirmed cases in Seoul, 8 were imported cases and the remaining 300 were domestic infections.

New confirmed cases from cluster infections include 5 related to an indoor sports facility in Gangseo-gu, 3 at a child welfare facility in Nowon-gu, 2 at restaurants in Mapo-gu and Gangnam-gu, 2 at a goshiwon in Dongdaemun-gu (occurred in June), and 12 from other cluster infections.

Among the new confirmed cases, those not separately managed as cluster infections include 146 cases confirmed to have contact with existing confirmed patients, and 130 cases with unclear infection routes currently under investigation.

As of this time, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul is tentatively counted at 50,629. The total number of confirmed cases for the day will be tallied as of 0:00 on the following day, the 2nd, and announced in the morning.

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