As of 6 PM, 1,061 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 82 Fewer Than Previous Day

Seoul 359 People · Gyeonggi 293 People · Gyeongnam 73 People

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul Metropolitan Government, and other local governments, a total of 1,061 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed nationwide from 0:00 to 18:00 on Saturday the 17th.

This is 82 fewer than the 1,143 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. The decrease in testing over the weekend appears to have partially influenced the reduction in the interim confirmed cases.

Looking at the daily interim confirmed cases as of 18:00, the numbers were 1,006 on the 6th, followed by 1,010 → 1,039 → 1,050 → 922 → 921 → 903 → 1,288 → 1,263 → 1,192 → 1,143 → 1,061.

Regarding the regions where confirmed cases were reported since 0:00 on this day, the metropolitan area accounted for 722 cases (68.0%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 339 cases (32.0%). By city/province, confirmed cases were: Seoul 359, Gyeonggi 293, Gyeongnam 73, Incheon 70, Busan 63, Gangwon 44, Daegu 34, Chungnam 32, Chungbuk 23, Daejeon 20, Gyeongbuk 14, Gwangju and Jeju 10 each, Ulsan 8, Jeonbuk and Jeonnam 4 each. Seoul reported 132 fewer cases than the previous day, and no confirmed cases have been reported yet in Sejong.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 18th is expected to increase further to the 1,300 range. On the previous day, 312 cases were added after 18:00, closing at a final count of 1,455.

Looking at the number of new confirmed cases over the past week from the 11th to this day, the daily counts were 1,324 → 1,100 → 1,150 → 1,614 → 1,599 → 1,536 → 1,455, averaging about 1,397 cases per day. Among these, the average daily number of locally transmitted cases excluding overseas inflow was about 1,349.

Regarding major cases, in the metropolitan area, 16 people were confirmed positive related to a private tutoring center in Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi, and 15 people were confirmed positive related to a high school in Seongnam-si. In Incheon Seo-gu, 12 people were infected related to a large supermarket (second case), and 10 confirmed cases were reported at a medical institution in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. In non-metropolitan areas, 16 trainees tested positive at the Army Training Center in Nonsan, Chungnam (second case).

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