1159 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM on the First Day of With Corona Policy

877 Cases in the Capital Area, 282 Cases in Non-Capital Areas
Excluded from Busan Real-Time Count Starting from the 1st

On the first day of the phased daily recovery (With Corona) implementation, the streets of Myeongdong, Seoul, are bustling with citizens during lunchtime on the 1st. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from 0:00 to 18:00 today, a total of 1,159 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. Since Busan decided not to release real-time figures starting today, this number represents the total confirmed cases from 16 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, excluding Busan.

At the same time the previous day, including 54 cases in Busan, 1,178 new cases were confirmed, and one week ago on October 25, including 33 cases in Busan, a total of 981 cases were reported.

Looking at the regions with confirmed cases today, 877 were in the Seoul metropolitan area and 282 in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, there were 486 in Seoul, 283 in Gyeonggi, 108 in Incheon, 67 in Chungnam, 48 in Gyeongnam, 36 in Daegu, 27 in Jeonnam, 26 in Gangwon, 22 in Chungbuk, 21 in Gyeongbuk, 11 in Daejeon, 9 each in Gwangju and Jeonbuk, 4 in Ulsan, and 2 in Jeju. Among the 16 cities and provinces, no confirmed cases were reported in Sejong.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 1st of next month is expected to increase further. The previous day saw an increase of 508 cases after 18:00, closing at a final total of 1,686 cases.

The fourth domestic wave, which began in early July, has continued for nearly four months. Looking at the new confirmed cases over the past week from the 26th to today, the daily numbers were 1,265 → 1,952 → 2,111 → 2,124 → 2,104 → 261 → 1,686, averaging 1,900 cases per day. Among these, 1,882 cases were locally transmitted, excluding imported cases.

Regarding major new cluster infections, a total of 41 people tested positive due to cluster infections at two hospitals in Seoul. At a hospital in Nowon-gu, Seoul, after the first confirmed case on the 25th of last month, 26 additional cases were confirmed, increasing the cluster size to 27. At a hospital in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, since the first confirmed case on the 29th of last month, a total of 14 cases have been confirmed due to cluster infection. In Geoje, Gyeongnam, 49 cumulative cases were confirmed related to a local nursing hospital, and at a medical institution in Changwon, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 176.

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