1317 New Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 47 Fewer Than Yesterday

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] From midnight to 6 p.m. on the 14th, a total of 1,317 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported nationwide. This is 47 fewer than the 1,364 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Looking at the regions where cases were reported on this day, 1,067 cases (81.0%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 250 cases (19.0%) were from non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, there were 573 cases in Seoul, 409 in Gyeonggi, 85 in Incheon, 43 in Chungbuk, 37 in Daegu, 34 in Gyeongbuk, 31 in Busan, 29 in Chungnam, 20 in Gangwon, 13 in Jeonnam, 12 in Gyeongnam, 10 in Jeju, 8 in Jeonbuk, 6 in Daejeon, 4 in Gwangju, and 3 in Ulsan. Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, cases were reported in all except Sejong.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new cases announced as of midnight on the 14th is expected to increase further, reaching the 1,800 to 1,900 range. On the previous day, 576 additional cases were reported after 6 p.m., bringing the final total to 1,940.

The fourth domestic wave of COVID-19, which began in early July, has continued for over three months. Daily confirmed cases have recorded four digits for 100 consecutive days since July 7 (1,211 cases). Looking at the new cases reported over the past week from the 8th to this day, the daily numbers were 2,175 → 1,953 → 1,594 → 1,297 → 1,347 → 1,584 → 1,940. After a single occurrence of cases in the 2,000 range, the numbers have remained in the 1,000 range.

Regarding major infection cases, cluster infections continue to occur in hospitals, schools, and other places. In Munsan-eup, Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, where cases have been reported since last week, 12 additional employees and others at a hospital tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the cluster size to 20. In a nursing hospital in Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province, two more confirmed cases were identified, raising the total number of cases in the hospital to 54. In Gurye, Jeonnam Province, a cluster infection among students resulted in three middle school students, four elementary school students, and one family member being infected; some of these students reportedly attended school while symptomatic.

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