556 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 62 More Than Previous Day

On the 13th, when the COVID-19 Recovery Support Committee, which will discuss specific measures for phased daily recovery (With Corona), was launched, citizens were getting tested at the Jung-gu temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 556 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 13th, a span of 18 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 62 more than the 494 cases reported the previous day and 44 fewer than the 600 cases reported a week ago (on the 6th). The total number of cases for the entire day was 583 on the 12th and 837 on the 6th.

The daily number of cases in Seoul showed a general decline after reaching a record high of 1,221 on the 24th of last month until the 11th of this month. This was influenced by a decrease in the number of COVID-19 tests during the two-week consecutive holidays of Gaecheonjeol and Hangeul Day.

However, after the holidays ended, the number of confirmed cases sharply increased again on the 12th. As of 6 p.m. that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 109,751.

The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on the 0:00 a.m. count on the following day, the 14th, and announced in the morning.

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