As of 6 PM, 1,133 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 175 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 29th, as the fourth wave continues with 1,619 new COVID-19 cases reported, citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza are waiting to get tested. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yuri] As the fourth wave of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases were reported nationwide on the 29th.

According to health authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 1,133 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day. This is 175 fewer than the 1,308 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. It is also 51 fewer than the 1,184 cases recorded at 6 p.m. last Sunday (22nd). The decrease in confirmed cases is analyzed to be due to a reduction in testing during the weekend and holidays.

Among the new cases, 702 (62.0%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 431 (38.0%) were from non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, there were 380 in Seoul, 266 in Gyeonggi, 76 in Daegu, 57 each in Busan and Chungnam, 56 in Incheon, 47 in Gyeongnam, 40 in Gyeongbuk, 34 in Chungbuk, 25 in Gwangju, 24 in Daejeon, 22 in Gangwon, 15 in Jeonnam, 12 in Jeju, 11 in Jeonbuk, 8 in Ulsan, and 3 in Sejong.

The fourth wave, which began in early last month centered on the Seoul metropolitan area, has recently spread to various non-metropolitan regions, showing a nationwide trend. The daily number of confirmed cases has remained in the four digits for 54 consecutive days since August 7th (1,211 cases).

In the past week (August 22?28), the daily new confirmed cases were 1,417, 1,508, 2,154, 1,882, 1,841, 1,793, and 1,619, averaging 1,745 cases per day. Among these, the average daily locally transmitted cases excluding imported cases were approximately 1,701.

Major cluster outbreaks have been confirmed in churches, multi-use facilities, construction sites, and other locations. In Dobong-gu, Seoul, a total of 16 people tested positive following the first confirmed case at a church on the 26th. At a model house in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi, a total of 17 workers and users were infected. In relation to the second case at a construction site in Yongin-si, 14 people were confirmed positive. Additionally, 21 cases were confirmed at a quarantine supplies manufacturing company in Hwaseong-si.

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