658 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Seoul... Five Consecutive Days with Late 600s

On the 10th, citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Seodaemun-gu Public Health Center in Seoul, where new COVID-19 cases continue to occur in the late 1,000s to early 2,000s, are waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 12th that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Seoul over the course of the 11th was finally tallied at 658.

Among these, 656 cases were domestic infections, and 2 were imported from overseas. This is 1 case fewer than the 659 reported the previous day (10th) and 150 cases more than the 508 reported a week earlier (4th).

The number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul has set record highs four times since the 4th wave: July 6 (582 cases), July 13 (637 cases), last month on the 10th (660 cases), and the 24th (677 cases). This month, the number surged to 671 on the 7th and has remained in the high 600s through the 11th. This is the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak that Seoul has reported new confirmed cases in the 600s for five consecutive days.

As of midnight on the 12th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul stands at 86,462. Currently, 10,085 patients are in isolation treatment, and 75,770 have been declared recovered and released from isolation. The death toll remains unchanged at 607, with no additional deaths reported in the past 24 hours.

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