590 Confirmed Cases in Seoul as of 9 PM... 218 More Than Yesterday

Record High '13 Days' Fewer by 23 Than Same Time Confirmed Cases

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 Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 590 as of 9 PM on the 20th.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of confirmed cases as of 9 PM on this day increased by 218 compared to the same time the previous day. This is 23 fewer than the record high of 613 on the 13th.

The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 394 on the 19th and 638 on the 13th.

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

As of this time, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 59,630. The total number of confirmed cases on the 20th will be announced in the morning of the next day, the 21st, based on data as of midnight.

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