1278 Confirmed Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 912 in the Capital Region

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[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] As the spread of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases were reported nationwide on the 6th.

According to health authorities and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, 1,278 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This is 143 more than the 1,135 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. Compared to last Monday (August 30), when there were 1,092 cases, this is an increase of 186 cases.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported that day, the metropolitan area accounted for 912 cases (71.4%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 366 cases (28.6%). By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Gyeonggi 423, Seoul 414, Incheon 75, Chungnam 67, Gyeongnam 66, Gyeongbuk 41, Daegu 33, Busan 32, Chungbuk 25, Jeonnam 20, Gwangju 19, Daejeon and Gangwon 17 each, Ulsan 13, Jeonbuk 12, and Jeju 4. No confirmed cases have been reported yet in Sejong.

Considering that there is still time until midnight, when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 7th is expected to reach around 1,500 at minimum. On the previous day, 240 additional cases were reported after 6 p.m., closing at 1,375 cases.

The fourth wave of COVID-19, which began in early July this year centered around the metropolitan area, has continued for over two months. The daily confirmed cases have recorded four digits for 62 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211 cases).

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