777 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 291 More Than Yesterday

On the first day of the phased return to normal life (With Corona) on the 1st, citizens visited the temporary COVID-19 screening center set up at Seoul Plaza. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight that day, 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 Moon Hyewon] Seoul city announced that the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Seoul was counted as 777 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 2nd, a period of 18 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, it increased sharply by 291 cases from 486 on the previous day (1st), and was also 143 cases higher than 634 on the 26th of last month, one week ago. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 600 on the 1st and 729 on the 26th of last month.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul reached a record high of 1,221 on September 24, then dropped to 298 on the 18th of last month, rose to the 500s from the 19th to the 23rd, and to the 700s from the 26th to the 30th. On the 31st of last month and the 1st of this month, the numbers decreased to the 600s due to the weekend effect, but there are signs of a sharp increase again this week due to the weekend Halloween Day influence.

As of 6 p.m. on the 2nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 121,617. The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on midnight on the 3rd and announced in the morning.

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