573 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 17 More Than Yesterday

Citizens who visited the screening clinic at Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are standing in a long line for testing. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] From midnight to 6 p.m. on the 14th, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 573 over 18 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 17 more than the previous day (13th) with 556 cases, and 9 more than a week ago (7th) with 564 cases. The total number of cases for the entire day was 748 on the 13th and 776 on the 7th. The daily number of cases in Seoul surged immediately after the Chuseok holiday, reaching a record high of 1,221 on the 24th of last month, then decreased around the holidays of Gaecheonjeol and Hangeul Day, and showed an increasing trend again after the holidays ended.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was preliminarily counted at 110,513. The final total number of cases for the day will be compiled based on midnight of the following day, the 15th, and announced in the morning.

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