Confirmed Cases at 6 PM: 1,669... 369 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 29th, as the impact of population movement during the Chuseok holiday intensified, medical staff at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station collected a specimen from a young child amid a sharp surge in large-scale COVID-19 spread. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight that day, the number of new COVID-19 cases was 2,885, marking the second-largest figure following 3,271 cases on the 25th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] On the 29th, COVID-19 confirmed cases surged across the country.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 1,669 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

This is 369 fewer than the 2,038 cases reported at the same time the previous day, but 348 more compared to the mid-day tally of 1,321 cases last Wednesday (September 22).

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported that day, the metropolitan area accounted for 1,203 cases (72.1%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 466 cases (27.9%).

By city and province, the numbers were: Gyeonggi 574, Seoul 500, Incheon 129, Daegu 72, Gyeongnam 63, Chungnam 56, Chungbuk 48, Busan and Gyeongbuk 47 each, Gwangju 28, Gangwon 22, Jeonbuk 19, Ulsan 17, Daejeon and Jeonnam 16 each, and Jeju 15.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 30th is expected to increase further, potentially reaching the 2,300 to 2,400 range.

Over the past week (23rd?29th), the daily new confirmed cases were recorded as 1,715 → 2,430 → 3,271 → 2,769 → 2,383 → 2,289 → 2,885, averaging about 2,535 cases per day.

Excluding imported cases, the average daily number of locally transmitted cases over the week was about 2,510.

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