6 PM COVID-19 Cases in Seoul 341... 47 Fewer Than Previous Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] Seoul City announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases was preliminarily counted at 341 from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 18th, a period of 18 hours. Among them, 1 case was imported from overseas, and the remaining 340 cases were domestic infections. This is 47 fewer than the 388 cases counted during the same time frame the previous day.

New confirmed cases in Seoul from ongoing cluster infections include ▲3 cases from indoor sports facilities in the metropolitan area ▲3 cases from a kindergarten and indoor sports facilities in Jungnang-gu ▲2 cases from the Seoul Complex Logistics Center in Songpa-gu (August) ▲2 cases from a construction site spanning Seocho-gu and Gangnam-gu (August). An additional 22 cases were reported from other cluster infections.

The cumulative confirmed cases in Seoul from ongoing cluster infections have increased to 46 for indoor sports facilities in the metropolitan area, 31 for the kindergarten and indoor sports facilities in Jungnang-gu, 29 for the Seoul Complex Logistics Center in Songpa-gu (August), and 18 for the construction site spanning Seocho-gu and Gangnam-gu (August).

Among the new confirmed cases, 163 were identified as contacts of existing confirmed cases and are not managed as cluster infections, while 145 cases have unclear infection routes and are under investigation.

As of 18:00 on the 18th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Seoul totaled 72,935. The death toll stands at 561, with no new deaths reported in the recent 18-hour period. Currently, 8,916 patients are under isolation treatment, and 63,458 patients have been discharged after being declared fully recovered.

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