As of 9 PM, 1,275 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... Spread Continues

Citizens lined up in a long queue to get tested at the screening clinic of Guro-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

As of 9 PM on the 16th, the total number of new COVID-19 cases reported domestically was 1,275.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, a total of 1,275 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

This is 154 fewer than the 1,429 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. It is also 109 fewer than the 1,384 cases recorded at 9 PM on Monday, the 9th, a week ago.

Although the number of confirmed cases has decreased, this is attributed to a significant drop in testing during the recent three-day holiday period, making it difficult to conclude that the spread has slowed.

Of the new cases, 817 (64.1%) were in the metropolitan area, and 458 (35.9%) were in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 383, Seoul 360, Gyeongnam 94, Incheon 74, Daegu 46, Busan 44, Gyeongbuk 38, Jeju 36, Daejeon and Chungnam 33 each, Chungbuk 28, Gangwon 26, Ulsan 22, Jeonbuk 21, Jeonnam 20, and Gwangju 17.

The number of new cases to be announced at midnight on the 17th is expected to be around 1,400. On the previous day, 127 additional cases were reported after 9 PM, closing at a final count of 1,556.

The daily number of confirmed cases has remained in the four digits for 41 consecutive days. The average daily number of locally transmitted cases, excluding imported cases, is about 1,792.

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