1475 New Confirmed Cases by 9 PM... 269 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 3rd, citizens are waiting to get tested at the COVID-19 screening clinic in front of Nowon-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mun Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] As cluster infections continue across the country, COVID-19 confirmed cases surged again on the 4th.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments including Seoul City, a total of 1,475 new confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 from 0:00 to 9:00 PM on the day were recorded.

This is one more than the 1,474 cases recorded at 9:00 PM last Saturday (August 28). It is 269 fewer than the 1,744 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

The daily confirmed cases have remained in the four-digit range for 60 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211 cases), and it will be the 61st day on the 5th.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0:00 on the 5th is expected to increase to the 1,500 range, possibly around 1,600 at most.

By region, Seoul reported 513 cases, Gyeonggi 457, Incheon 98, Chungnam 73, Gyeongnam 50, Gyeongbuk 42, Ulsan 40, Gwangju 39, Daejeon 38, Busan 37, Gangwon 20, Daegu 19, Chungbuk 16, Jeonnam 13, Jeonbuk 11, Jeju 7, and Sejong 2.

The spread continued mainly in the metropolitan area and showed signs of spreading to non-metropolitan areas. Major infection cases include new infections confirmed at hospitals, logistics centers, markets, academies, and schools.

Looking at cluster infection cases in Seoul, there were 36 cases at Dongdaemun-gu Cheongnyangni Fish Market, 35 cases at Seodaemun-gu indoor sports facility (second in August), 12 cases at Jungnang-gu indoor sports facility (occurred in September), and 58 cases at a workplace in Yangcheon-gu (occurred in August).

In non-metropolitan areas, new confirmed cases were reported consecutively at a high school in Seosan-si, Chungnam (7 cases), a high school in Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk (8 cases), and a church in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk (14 cases).

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