1660 Confirmed Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... Expected to Reach 2100

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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Kwang-mo = On the morning of the 16th, medical staff were busy conducting PCR tests at the temporary screening clinic for COVID-19 installed in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
On this day, health authorities announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 1,943. Among the new cases, about 80% were from the metropolitan area for the second consecutive day, raising a 'red alert' for Chuseok quarantine measures ahead of the holiday travel. September 16, 2021
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[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] On the 29th, ahead of the phased return to normal life (With Corona), the spread of COVID-19 continued nationwide.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide was counted at 1,660. This is 66 fewer than the 1,726 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. Compared to 1,223 cases on the 22nd of this month, a week ago, it is 437 more. The quarantine authorities believe that as social distancing measures were partially eased ahead of the phased return to normal life next month, the number of confirmed cases, which had been decreasing for a while, has increased.

New confirmed cases were 1,191 (71.7%) in the metropolitan area and 469 (28.3%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, Seoul reported 597 cases, Gyeonggi 472, Gyeongnam 147, Incheon 122, Daegu 88, Chungnam 52, Chungbuk 44, Busan 40, Gyeongbuk 37, Gangwon 19, Jeonbuk 13, Gwangju 11, Jeju 9, Daejeon and Jeonnam 4 each, and Ulsan 1. Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Sejong reported no new confirmed cases.

Considering that there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 30th is expected to increase further to around 2,100. On the previous day, 398 cases were added after 6 p.m., closing at 2,124 cases.

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