301 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 25 Fewer Than a Week Ago
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Soyeon] Seoul city announced that the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul was tentatively counted as 301 from 0:00 to 18:00 on Monday, the 26th, a period of 18 hours.
Compared to the same time frame, it was 6 fewer than the 307 cases on the previous day (the 25th) and 25 fewer than the 326 cases on last Monday (the 19th). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 341 on the 25th and 394 on the 19th.
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The decrease in confirmed cases on the 26th was influenced by a sharp drop in the number of tests conducted on Sunday, the 25th. The daily number of tests in Seoul decreased from 75,542 on the 23rd to 45,455 on the 24th, and further down to 29,461 on the 25th, the lowest in three weeks. COVID-19 test results are generally released the following day.
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