507 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Seoul by 9 PM... 49 Fewer Than Previous Day
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@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 507 over a 21-hour period from 12:00 AM to 9:00 PM on the 20th.
Compared to the same time frame, this is 49 fewer cases than the previous day (19th) with 556 cases, and 5 more cases than last Friday (13th) with 502 cases. The total number of cases for the entire day was 556 on the 19th and 513 on the 13th.
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As of 9:00 PM on the 20th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 74,232. The total number of cases for the entire day will be finalized and announced in the morning based on the data as of 12:00 AM on the following day, the 21st.
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