1579 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 90 Fewer Than Previous Day (Update)

223 Decrease from Last Thursday's Midweek Tally

On the 30th, 2,564 new COVID-19 cases were reported, marking the highest number of daily cases for a week straight. Citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza are waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] On the 30th, new COVID-19 cases continued to pour in across the country, maintaining the spread of the outbreak.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 1,579 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This is 90 fewer than the 1,669 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. Compared to the mid-day tally of 1,802 cases on the same weekday last week, it is 223 fewer.

By region, the metropolitan area accounted for 1,095 cases, and non-metropolitan areas had 484 cases. By city and province, Gyeonggi had 563 cases, Seoul 405, and Incheon 127, making up 69.3% of the metropolitan area cases. This was followed by Daegu with 83 cases, Gyeongnam 69, Gyeongbuk 55, Chungnam 52, Busan 44, Gangwon 42, Chungbuk 33, Gwangju 24, Jeonbuk 20, Daejeon and Jeonnam each with 19, Ulsan 15, and Jeju 9. No additional cases were reported in Sejong yet.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0:00 on October 1 is expected to exceed 2,400. On the previous day, 895 additional cases were reported after 6 p.m., bringing the final total to 2,564.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 in Korea, which began in early July, shows no signs of slowing down. Daily confirmed cases have remained in the four-digit range for 86 consecutive days since entering the 1,000s on July 7 with 1,211 cases.

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