491 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 4 More Than Previous Day

On the 16th, when the large-scale spread of COVID-19 continued, citizens were lining up and waiting for tests at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. As of 6 p.m. that day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that there were 491 new confirmed cases. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 16th, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was recorded at 491 over an 18-hour period.

This is 4 more than the 487 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day, and 78 more than the 413 cases reported a week earlier on the 9th. The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul rose to the 300s at the end of last month and has fluctuated around the 500s since the 6th of this month. On the 13th, the city recorded a historic high of 638 cases.

With about 6 hours remaining in the reporting period, it is highly likely that the total number of cases for the day will exceed 500. Of the 491 new cases, 4 were imported from overseas, while the remaining 487 were locally transmitted.

New cases linked to cluster infections included 9 from a sauna in Gwanak-gu, 5 from a workplace in Gangseo-gu, 4 from a religious facility in Dongjak-gu, 4 from a workplace in Gangbuk-gu, and 4 from a workplace in Jung-gu. Additionally, 239 cases were contacts of other confirmed cases not classified as cluster infections, and 181 cases had unknown infection routes.

As of this time, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul is tentatively tallied at 57,633.

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