1527 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed by 6 PM... 2000s Expected Tomorrow

Amid the unrelenting spread of COVID-19, citizens are waiting for testing at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza on the 20th, where the government decided to extend the current social distancing measures for two more weeks. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] As the spread of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases were reported nationwide on the 20th.

According to health authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 1,527 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day. This is one more than the 1,526 cases reported during the same time frame the previous day. Compared to 1,446 cases recorded at the same time last Friday (the 13th), this is an increase of 81 cases.

By region, 1,010 cases (66.1%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 517 cases (33.9%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 519, Seoul 408, Gyeongbuk 110, Incheon 83, Gyeongnam 74, Chungnam 63, Busan 60, Jeju 39, Chungbuk 34, Daegu 32, Gangwon 30, Gwangju 20, Daejeon 19, Jeonbuk 15, Ulsan 12, and Jeonnam 9. Confirmed cases were reported in 16 cities and provinces nationwide, excluding Sejong.

Since the tally continues until midnight, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 21st is expected to increase to around 2,000. On the previous day, 526 additional cases were reported after 6 p.m., bringing the final total to 2,052.

The daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has remained in the four-digit range for 45 consecutive days since the 7th of last month (1,212 cases), and the 21st will mark the 46th day.

The number of new confirmed cases over the past week (August 14?20) were 1,928 → 1,816 → 1,556 → 1,372 → 1,805 → 2,152 → 2,052 respectively.

Regarding major cluster outbreaks, a total of 54 cases were confirmed related to a market in Jung-gu, Seoul, including 44 workers, 6 family members, and 4 acquaintances. In a hospital case in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi, since the 17th, a total of 23 cases were confirmed, including 17 patients, 3 workers, 1 caregiver, and 2 family members. At an air logistics security company in Jung-gu, Incheon, since the 14th, 17 cases were confirmed, including 12 workers and 5 family members.

In non-metropolitan areas, cluster infections were reported at a rural workplace in Nonsan-si, Chungnam (cumulative 36 cases), a sports facility in Haeundae-gu, Busan (29 cases), and a PC bang in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk (25 cases).

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