[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted as 339 over 21 hours from midnight to 9 p.m. on the 15th.


Compared to the same time frame, this is 141 fewer than the 480 cases on the previous day (14th) and 71 fewer than the 410 cases a week ago (8th). The total number of cases for the entire day was 488 on the 14th and 415 on the 8th.


The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul had been in the 300-400 range for a while since the end of last month, but on the 10th of this month, it set a record high with 660 cases and showed a scale of over 500 cases for four consecutive days until the 13th.



As of this time, the cumulative confirmed cases in Seoul are tentatively counted at 71,697. The total number of cases for the entire day will be finalized as of midnight on the 16th and announced in the morning.


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