562 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Seoul as of 9 PM
[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] From midnight to 9 PM on the 18th, 562 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Seoul. This surpassed the previous record for a Wednesday, which was 550 cases on July 7.
Compared to the same time frame, this is 80 more than the 482 cases reported the previous day and 42 more than the 520 cases reported last Wednesday (the 11th). The total number of cases for the entire day was 510 on the 17th and 526 on the 11th.
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As of 9 PM on the 18th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively tallied at 73,156.
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