Seoul City Reports 504 COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM, 5 Fewer Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Seoul City announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was preliminarily counted at 504 over 18 hours from 12:00 AM to 6:00 PM on the 12th.

This is 5 fewer than 509 cases during the same time period the previous day, and 144 more than 360 cases a week ago (on the 5th). The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 658 on the 11th and 464 on the 5th.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has rapidly increased since the start of the 4th wave this summer, breaking records consecutively with 660 cases on the 10th and 677 cases on the 24th of last month.

Since the beginning of this month, the numbers have been 671 on the 7th, 667 on the 8th, 670 on the 9th, 659 on the 10th, and 658 on the 11th, marking the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak that the daily cases have remained in the 600s for five consecutive days.

As of this time, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 86,966. The total number of confirmed cases for the day will be finalized and announced in the morning based on the data as of 12:00 AM on the 13th.

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