Seoul Reports 638 New COVID-19 Cases... Highest Daily Record Updated

On the 14th, when the highest record was broken with 1,615 new COVID-19 confirmed cases, citizens who visited the screening clinic set up at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center in Seoul were waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul has set a new daily record for the first time in a week.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 14th, the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Seoul in one day reached 638, marking an all-time high. This is 55 more than the 583 cases recorded in May.

The number of new cases in Seoul had decreased to around 100 until early April after the third wave but then rose to the 200s and increased to the 300s last month. Since June, the daily average has exceeded 500 cases.

On the 12th, the number of tests conducted also reached a record high of 78,154. It is interpreted that as the Seoul Metropolitan Government actively conducted proactive testing, infections that had been spreading in the community have been increasingly identified.

The new cases reported the previous day included 633 domestic infections and 5 imported cases. The cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 56,053, with 6,134 patients currently in isolation and treatment. One additional death was reported, bringing the total to 524.

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