497 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 171 More Than Previous Day

After two days of decline, cases rise again
66 fewer than the highest confirmed cases on the 13th

On the 20th, when the large-scale spread of COVID-19 continued, citizens lined up in a long queue for testing at the screening clinic of Gangseo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, the daily new confirmed cases as of midnight that day were 1,278, marking four digits for the second consecutive week. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] As of 6 p.m. on the 20th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached 497, an increase of 171 from the previous day.

According to Seoul City, the number of new confirmed cases on this day was 171 more than the same time the previous day (326 cases) and 66 fewer than the record high on the 13th (563 cases). The total confirmed cases on the previous day were 394, and the number on the 13th was the highest ever at 638.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul increased to the 300s from the end of last month and entered the 500s from the 6th of this month. After recording 638 cases on the 13th, the number remained in the 500s, then decreased to 419 on the 18th and 394 on the 19th, before turning upward again.

Although the number decreased compared to a week ago, with confirmed cases close to 500 as of 6 p.m., the total number of confirmed cases on the 20th is expected to surpass 500.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, among the new confirmed cases, 494 were domestic infections and 3 were imported cases.

Cluster infection cases increased to a total of 129 with 9 more cases at the sauna in Gwanak-gu (July). Six additional cases were reported at a religious facility in Dongjak-gu (July), bringing the total confirmed cases to 50. Two more confirmed cases related to an academy in Seongdong-gu were added, totaling 27 cases, and two more cases were added at a workplace in Gangnam-gu (the fifth cluster in July), bringing the total confirmed cases to 21. An additional 20 cases were reported in other cluster infections.

The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 59,537. The total number of confirmed cases on the 20th will be announced the next day, the 21st, at midnight.

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