385 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 5 More Than Previous Day

As the government has set a goal to raise the first-dose vaccination rate to 70% by Chuseok, citizens are waiting to receive their vaccines at the vaccination center set up at Chungmu Sports Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 30th. According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team on the day, the total number of people who have received the first dose of the vaccine is 28,641,079, accounting for 55.8% of the total population. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Seoul city announced that the number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul was 385 during the 18 hours from midnight to 6 p.m. on Monday the 30th, according to a preliminary tally.

Compared to the same time period, this is 5 more than the 380 cases on the previous day (29th) and 22 more than the 363 cases on last Monday (23rd). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 444 on the 29th and 436 on the 23rd.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul set record highs twice this month, with 660 cases on the 10th and 677 cases on the 24th. Although the number of tests is lower on weekends and higher on weekdays, causing daily case numbers to fluctuate, the recent average has exceeded 500 cases per day, and the spread continues.

As of 6 p.m. on the 30th, among the new confirmed cases in Seoul, 2 were imported from overseas, and the remaining 383 were domestic infections.

Among the new confirmed cases in Seoul this month, cases from major cluster infections included 5 from a workplace in Yangcheon-gu, 3 from a restaurant in Gwanak-gu, 1 from a kindergarten in Nowon-gu, and 1 from an indoor sports facility in Gwanak-gu, with an additional 14 cases from other cluster infections.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in major cluster infections in Seoul increased to 37 at the workplace in Yangcheon-gu, 39 at the restaurant in Gwanak-gu, 24 at the kindergarten in Nowon-gu, and 20 at the indoor sports facility in Gwanak-gu.

Among new confirmed cases not managed as cluster infections, 230 were confirmed to have had contact with existing confirmed cases, and 129 cases with unclear infection routes are under investigation.

As of this time, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was preliminarily tallied at 79,284. The final tally of total confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on the 0 a.m. cutoff on the following day, the 31st, and announced in the morning.

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