Seoul City Reports 303 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 53 More Than a Week Ago

On the 9th, citizens are lining up to get tested at a temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that as of 0:00 to 18:00 on the 9th, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases was preliminarily counted at 303. Compared to the same time frame, this is 49 fewer than the 352 cases on the previous day (8th) and 53 more than the 250 cases on last Monday (2nd). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 415 on the 8th and 311 on the 2nd.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul reached a record high of 638 on the 13th of last month, and the spread has slowed since mid-last month, with a recent daily average in the 400s. From the 1st to the 8th of this month, the numbers were 364 → 311 → 486 → 466 → 464 → 503 → 450 → 415.

Among the new confirmed cases in Seoul, 4 were imported from overseas, and the remaining 299 were domestic cases. Ongoing cluster infections include 6 cases at a religious facility in Seocho-gu (August), 5 cases at a sauna in Seodaemun-gu (August), 3 cases at an indoor sports facility in Seodaemun-gu (August), and 2 cases at a PC bang in Yongsan-gu, with an additional 13 new cases from other cluster infections. Accordingly, the cumulative confirmed cases in Seoul from ongoing cluster infections have increased to 26 at the religious facility in Seocho-gu (August), 22 at the sauna in Seodaemun-gu (August), 31 at the indoor sports facility in Seodaemun-gu (August), and 53 at the PC bang in Yongsan-gu. Among new confirmed cases not managed as cluster infections, 177 were confirmed contacts of existing cases, and 93 cases with unclear infection routes are under investigation.

As of this time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 68,590. Among them, 8,128 are currently under isolation and treatment, and 59,918 patients have been discharged after being declared recovered. One additional death was reported in the recent 18 hours, bringing the cumulative death toll to 544.

The total number of confirmed cases for the day will be finalized and announced in the morning based on the data as of 0:00 on the 10th. Over the past three weeks, the Monday positivity rate in Seoul (number of confirmed cases relative to the number of tests conducted the previous day) has been around 1.2%. Considering that the number of tests conducted in Seoul on the 8th was preliminarily counted at 28,044, if this pattern continues, the number of confirmed cases in Seoul on the 9th is expected to be in the low to mid-300s.

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