Already 1,681 People by 9 PM, 'Record High'... Will It Surpass 1,800?

Surpassing the All-Time Record of 1,615 People by 9 PM

On the 20th, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, medical staff are working at the screening clinic of Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the daily new confirmed cases were 1,278. The total number of confirmed cases is 180,481 (including 10,976 imported cases). Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] As of 9 PM on the 20th, 1,681 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. This already surpasses the previous single-day record. Since there is still time until midnight when the data compilation closes, the number of new cases announced at 0:00 on the 21st is expected to be around 1,800.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments on the 20th, from 0:00 to 9 PM, 1,681 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This is an increase of 524 cases compared to the same time the previous day (1,157 cases).

With only the cases confirmed by 9 PM, this already marks the highest number since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early last year. The previous record was 1,615 cases on the 13th.

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