As of 6 PM on the 19th, 987 COVID-19 cases confirmed... 55 fewer than yesterday

On the 19th, with 1,252 new COVID-19 cases reported, marking the 13th consecutive day of over 1,000 cases since the 4th wave, citizens visiting the drive-thru testing site set up at the Simsang Memorial Culture Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, are waiting to be tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] As of 6 p.m. on the 19th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was counted at 987.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments on the 19th, from midnight to 6 p.m. nationwide, a total of 987 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded. This is 55 fewer than the 1,042 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

As of 6 p.m., the daily confirmed cases since the 6th were 1,006 → 1,010 → 1,039 → 1,050 → 922 → 921 → 903 → 1,288 → 1,263 → 1,192 → 1,143 → 1,061 → 1,042 → 987.

By region, the metropolitan area accounted for 692 cases (70.1%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 295 cases (29.9%). By city and province: Seoul 326, Gyeonggi 302, Incheon 64, Busan 47, Gyeongnam 45, Daejeon 44, Daegu 29, Chungbuk 28, Gangwon 27, Chungnam 22, Gyeongbuk 18, Gwangju 17, Jeju 7, Jeonbuk 6, Sejong 3, Ulsan 2. No confirmed cases have yet been reported in Jeonnam.

The number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of midnight on the 20th is expected to increase further to around 1,200.

On the previous day, 210 cases were added after 6 p.m., closing at a final total of 10,252 cases.

Cluster infections continued across the country.

Regarding the Seoul Kwangwoon University and Yonsei University ice hockey teams, a total of 31 people had tested positive as of the afternoon of the day. At a daycare center in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province, 10 people including staff and children tested positive.

In non-metropolitan areas, sporadic infections are also continuing. In Daejeon Seo-gu, related to a taekwondo academy, local government data shows that 66 confirmed cases have been reported so far.

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