2070 New COVID-19 Cases Reported by 9 PM... Expected to Reach Around 2300 Tomorrow

232 Fewer Than the Same Time the Previous Day

Citizens waiting to get tested at the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] According to the quarantine authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 9 p.m. on the 1st, 2,070 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed nationwide. This is 232 fewer than the 2,302 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new cases announced as of 0:00 on the 2nd is expected to increase further, likely recording at least 2,200 to as many as the 2,300 range. On the previous day, 184 additional cases were reported after 9 p.m., closing at a final count of 2,486.

Looking at the regions where cases were confirmed on this day, the metropolitan area accounted for 1,542 cases (74.5%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 528 cases (25.5%). By city and province, Seoul had 755 cases, Gyeonggi 671, Incheon 116, Gyeongnam 105, Daegu 79, Gyeongbuk 57, Chungbuk 55, Chungnam 46, Busan 41, Daejeon and Gangwon each 31, Gwangju 23, Jeonbuk 22, Ulsan 19, Jeonnam 9, Jeju 8, and Sejong 2.

The daily number of confirmed cases has recorded four digits for 87 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211 cases), and the 2nd will mark the 88th day. Above all, the spread in the metropolitan area is not slowing down. In fact, based on the interim tally at 9 p.m. on this day, the proportion of confirmed cases in the metropolitan area soared to the mid-70% range.

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