Last Week in Seoul, Daily Average Cases Near 300... Increase in 20s, Decrease in 65 and Older

On the 5th, the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul was crowded with citizens seeking testing, as the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the 700s for three consecutive days. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Seoul has approached an average of 300 per day last week. In particular, the proportion of cases in people in their 20s has increased significantly.

According to Seoul City on the 5th, the average daily number of confirmed cases in the city from June 27 to July 3 last week was recorded at 298.9. This is more than 80 cases higher than the previous week's 218.1.

Above all, the proportion of people in their 20s among the total new confirmed cases last week reached 30.2%, rising by more than 10 percentage points compared to the previous week. On the other hand, the proportion of confirmed cases aged 65 and older, who are at higher risk of severe illness, dropped from 7.7% to 4.6%.

Considering that the average daily number of confirmed cases in the third week of June was around 173, the trend shows a steep increase over time. The proportion of cases under investigation for infection routes jumped from around 37% to 42%, and the proportion of asymptomatic cases also rose slightly from 21.5% to 21.7%.

Cluster infections within Seoul continue as well. The number of confirmed cases linked to multi-use facilities reached 62 last week, followed by 44 cases in indoor sports facilities, 42 in cafes and restaurants, 20 in workplaces, and 10 in religious facilities.

Park Yumi, the quarantine control officer, stated, "As activities have increased recently, cluster outbreaks are rising in multi-use facilities and indoor sports facilities," and emphasized, "Please wear masks both indoors and outdoors and refrain from gatherings."

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