Seoul Reports 415 New COVID-19 Cases on the 8th... Second Highest Sunday Count Ever

35 Fewer Cases Than August 7, 50 More Than Previous Week
Second Highest Sunday with 419 Cases on July 18

On the weekend of the 8th, the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza in Jung-gu was crowded with citizens seeking tests. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight that day, there were 1,729 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 210,956. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul on the 8th was 415.

On the 9th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that among the new cases in Seoul the previous day, 414 were domestic infections and 1 was imported. This is 35 fewer than the 450 cases reported on the 7th, but 50 more than the 365 cases reported a week earlier on the 1st.

In terms of Sunday case numbers, this is the second highest ever, following 419 cases on the 18th of last month.

The highest daily case count in Seoul was recorded on the 13th of last month with 638 cases. Since the beginning of this month, the daily cases have been 365→311→486→466→464→503→450→415.

After the number of new cases slowed to the 300-400 range earlier this month, it recently surged to the 500s and has not significantly decreased even over the weekend.

As of midnight on the 9th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul stands at 68,287. Currently, 8,282 people are in isolation and receiving treatment. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Seoul increased by 1 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 543.

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