As of 6 PM on the 3rd, 1,166 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 130 Fewer Than on the 2nd

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 3rd, National Foundation Day, the spread of COVID-19 continued across the country.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments on that day, from midnight to 6 p.m., 1,166 new confirmed cases were reported nationwide. This is 130 fewer than the 1,296 cases reported at the same time on the 2nd, and 514 fewer than the midweek tally of 1,680 cases a week ago.

New confirmed cases in the Seoul metropolitan area accounted for more than 67%. The proportion was 790 cases (67.8%) in the metropolitan area and 376 cases (32.2%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, 376 cases were newly confirmed in Gyeonggi, 321 in Seoul, 93 in Incheon, followed by 61 in Daegu, 60 in Gyeongbuk, 46 in Gyeongnam, 40 in Chungbuk, 40 in Chungnam, 37 in Busan, 32 in Gangwon, 28 in Daejeon, 12 in Jeonbuk, 5 in Jeonnam, 8 in Gwangju, and 7 in Jeju. No new confirmed cases were reported in Ulsan and Sejong.

Accordingly, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced as of midnight on the 4th is expected to be around 1,800 to 2,000. On the 2nd, 790 cases were added after 6 p.m., closing at a final count of 2,086.

Following 20 confirmed cases at a high school in Jongno-gu, Seoul, 9 cases each were confirmed at a high school in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, and a high school in Hwasun-gun, Jeonnam. At a workplace in Songpa-gu, Seoul, 13 people tested positive, and 17 cases were reported at a metal processing manufacturing plant in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi.

In non-metropolitan areas, 37 workers related to a manufacturing company in Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, tested positive, and 40 confirmed cases were identified at a factory in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam.

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