Seoul City Reports 421 COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM, 24 More Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 421 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 6th, a period of 18 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 24 more than the 397 cases on the previous day (the 5th) and 20 more than the 401 cases last Friday (July 30). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 464 on August 5 and 476 on July 30.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul set new records twice in July, with 583 cases on the 6th and 638 cases on the 13th. Although the spread has somewhat slowed since late last month, the weekly average daily confirmed cases still remain in the high 400s.

Among the new confirmed cases on the 6th, 3 were imported cases, and the remaining 418 were domestic infections.

New confirmed cases in Seoul from ongoing major cluster infections included 10 from Dongjak-gu Market (August), 4 from Gangnam-gu indoor sports facilities (July), 3 from Geumcheon-gu academies, and 2 from Mapo-gu restaurants (second cluster in July), with 13 additional cases from other cluster infections.

Accordingly, the cumulative confirmed cases by major cluster infections in Seoul increased to 20 at Dongjak-gu Market (August), 53 at Gangnam-gu indoor sports facilities (July), 17 at Geumcheon-gu academies, and 56 at Mapo-gu restaurants (second cluster in July).

Among the new confirmed cases, 239 were identified as contacts of existing confirmed cases and thus not managed as cluster infections, while 147 cases have unclear infection routes and are under investigation.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was mid-counted at 67,340.

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