As of 6 PM, 1,448 Confirmed Cases Nationwide... 52 Fewer Than Yesterday

Seoul 482 Cases Among 998 Confirmed in the Capital Area
450 Cases Recorded in Non-Capital Regions

On the morning of the 27th, citizens who visited the Seoul Station screening clinic lined up for testing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] As the domestic COVID-19 pandemic continues, confirmed cases surged again on the 27th.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 1,448 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day. This is 52 fewer than the 1,500 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. Compared to the 6 p.m. tally of 1,527 cases on Friday the 20th last week, it is also 79 fewer.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported that day, 998 cases (68.9%) were in the metropolitan area, and 450 cases (31.1%) were in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, there were 482 in Seoul, 430 in Gyeonggi, 86 in Incheon, 66 in Daegu, 63 in Busan, 59 in Chungnam, 46 each in Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam, 36 in Gangwon, 34 in Daejeon, 29 in Chungbuk, 21 in Jeju, 16 in Jeonbuk, 14 in Ulsan, 10 in Jeonnam, 9 in Gwangju, and 1 in Sejong.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 28th is expected to increase further, reaching around 1,700 to 1,800. On the previous day, 341 cases were added after 6 p.m., closing at a final count of 1,841.

The daily number of confirmed cases has remained in the four digits for 52 consecutive days since recording 1,211 cases on the 7th of last month, and the 28th will mark the 53rd day.

Recent major cluster outbreaks have been confirmed in various places such as workplaces, PC rooms, academies, and bathhouses.

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