1204 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM...199 Fewer Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] On the 30th, COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to occur nationwide, showing signs of becoming widespread across the country.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the same day, a total of 1,204 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

This is 199 fewer than the 1,403 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

By region, 840 cases (69.8%) were in the metropolitan area, and 364 cases (30.2%) were in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, Seoul reported 401 cases, Gyeonggi 352, Incheon 87, Gyeongnam 71, Busan 69, Chungnam 48, Daegu 35, Gangwon 27, Daejeon 20, Gyeongbuk and Jeju 19 each, Chungbuk 17, Gwangju 13, Ulsan 11, Jeonbuk 7, Jeonnam 5, and Sejong 3.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 31st is expected to increase to the 1,500 range, possibly reaching around 1,600 at most.

The previous day, 307 cases were added after 6 p.m., closing at a final total of 1,710 cases.

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