1,365 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... Possible Weekend Record High

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Amid the ongoing 4th wave of COVID-19, on Saturday the 7th, over 1,300 new confirmed cases were reported nationwide as of 6 PM.

According to health authorities, from midnight to 6 PM on this day, a total of 1,365 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed nationwide. This is 30 fewer than the number recorded at the same time the previous day, but 184 more than the count at the same time last Saturday (July 31).

The number of confirmed cases, based on the 6 PM interim tally, had been consistently above 1,000 daily, briefly dropped to three digits on the 2nd (887 cases), but has risen again to the 1,300?1,400 range. If this trend continues, there is a possibility of the highest weekend case count. The previous weekend record was 1,487 cases on the 24th of last month.

Looking at the regions where cases were reported on this day, the Seoul metropolitan area accounted for 875 cases (64.1%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 490 cases (35.9%). By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 433, Seoul 386, Busan 101, Chungnam 77, Gyeongnam 74, Daegu 59, Incheon 56, Gyeongbuk 53, Chungbuk 50, Gangwon 21, Ulsan 14, Gwangju 13, Jeonbuk 9, Daejeon 8, Jeonnam 6, Jeju 5.

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