Seoul Reports 486 COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM... 123 More Than a Week Ago

On the first day of the phased daily recovery (With Corona) transition, citizens visited the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Plaza on the 1st. The Central Disease Control Headquarters of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that as of midnight, the number of confirmed cases increased by 1,686 compared to the previous day, bringing the total confirmed cases to 366,386. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] According to Seoul City on the 1st, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul from midnight to 6 p.m., a period of 18 hours, was recorded at 486.

Compared to the same time frame the previous day (445 cases), this is 41 more, and 123 more than a week ago (October 25), which had 363 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 646 on the 31st of last month and 427 on the 25th.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul reached a record high of 1,221 on September 24, then dropped to 298 by the 18th of last month, maintaining between 400 and 500 cases until the 25th. After that, from the 26th, it surged to the 700s but dropped back to the 600s within five days due to the weekend effect.

As of 6 p.m. on the 1st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively tallied at 120,726. The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on midnight on the 2nd and announced in the morning.

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