As of 6 PM, 1,542 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 145 Fewer Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments on the 5th, from 0:00 to 18:00 nationwide, a total of 1,542 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported.

This is the total number of confirmed cases from 16 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, excluding Busan. Busan has been excluded from the count as it decided not to release interim figures starting from the 1st.

Compared to the same time the previous day, when 1,687 cases were confirmed across 16 metropolitan cities and provinces, this is 145 fewer cases.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported today, 1,213 cases were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 329 cases were from non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Seoul 710, Gyeonggi 377, Incheon 126, Gyeongnam 69, Chungnam 64, Chungbuk 37, Daegu and Gyeongbuk 34 each, Gangwon 32, Gwangju 17, Jeonbuk 14, Daejeon 13, Jeonnam 9, Jeju 4, Ulsan 2.

Among the 16 metropolitan cities and provinces excluding Busan, Sejong reported no confirmed cases.

Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 6th is expected to increase further. The previous day saw an increase of 657 cases from the 18:00 count, closing at a final total of 2,344 cases.

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