463 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 122 More Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Seoul reported a mid-term tally of 463 new COVID-19 cases from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 19th, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Among them, 6 cases were imported from overseas, and the remaining 457 were domestic infections.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 122 more than the 341 cases reported the previous day and 9 more than the 454 cases on Thursday the 12th. The total daily cases were 575 on the 18th and 524 on the 12th.

The daily number of cases in Seoul set a record high of 660 on the 10th of this month, stayed in the 500s until the 13th, then dipped to the 300-400 range during the holiday period from the 14th to the 16th. However, after the holidays ended, cases surged again to 510 on the 17th and 575 on the 18th.

Additional confirmed cases related to ongoing cluster infections include 4 from an indoor sports facility in Dongjak-gu (August), 3 from indoor sports facilities in the metropolitan area, 3 from a workplace in Gangnam-gu (the 4th cluster in August), 2 from Noryangjin Fish Market in Dongjak-gu, and 16 from other cluster infections. There were 244 cases from individual contact infections, and 185 cases are still under investigation for their infection routes.

As of 6 p.m. on the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was mid-term tallied at 73,632. The total number of cases for the day will be finalized and announced in the morning based on the data as of midnight on the 20th.

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