536 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Seoul by 9 PM... 31 Fewer Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally counted at 536 from midnight to 9 p.m. on Friday the 27th.

This is a provisional count for the same time period, which is 31 fewer than the 567 cases reported the previous day and 29 more than the 507 cases on Friday the 20th last week. After removing duplicates and false reports and reflecting additional counts, the final daily total confirmed cases were 557 on the 26th and 525 on the 20th.

The daily confirmed cases in Seoul surged to 660 on the 10th of this month, and for three consecutive weeks, weekdays mostly recorded over 500 cases, with a record high of 677 cases on the 24th.

On the 26th, the number of tests conducted in Seoul was 79,629, and considering that the Friday positivity rate (confirmed cases compared to the previous day’s tests) over the past two months has been around 0.7 to 0.9%, the total confirmed cases on the 27th are likely to be in the high 500s or exceed 600.

Meanwhile, as of 9 p.m. on the 27th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally counted at 77,907.

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