9 PM COVID-19 Cases at 1,995...338 More Than Yesterday

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyungsoo] From midnight to 9 p.m. on the 18th, 1,995 new COVID-19 cases were reported. The daily number of confirmed cases is likely to exceed 2,000 again. It has been 8 days since the daily new cases surpassed 2,000, with 2,222 cases reported on the 11th.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul, 1,962 people were confirmed positive from midnight to 9 p.m. on that day. This is an increase of 338 cases compared to 1,657 cases during the same time frame the previous day.

By region, 1,302 cases (65.3%) were confirmed in the metropolitan area, and 693 cases (34.7%) in non-metropolitan areas. In the metropolitan area, Gyeonggi reported 592 cases, Seoul 562 cases, and Incheon 148 cases.

In non-metropolitan areas, the spread continued in the Yeongnam region. Around 100 cases were reported in Busan (106 cases) and Gyeongnam (96 cases). Other cases include Chungnam 83, Ulsan 66, Chungbuk 52, Daegu 50, Daejeon and Gyeongbuk 47 each, Jeju 37, Jeonbuk 36, Gangwon 29, Gwangju 22, Jeonnam 12, and Sejong 10.

As the 4th wave of COVID-19 continues, the daily new confirmed cases have remained in the four-digit range for 44 consecutive days from the 7th of last month to the 19th.

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