13 More Than Jeonju

On the 9th, citizens continued to visit the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall to get tested. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

On the 9th, citizens continued to visit the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall to get tested. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] From midnight to 6 p.m. on Tuesday the 9th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached 790.


According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of confirmed cases on this day is 274 more than the previous day (the 8th), which had 516 cases, and 13 more than a week ago (the 2nd), which had 777 cases. The total number of confirmed cases was 662 on the 8th and 1004 on the 2nd.


The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul reached a record high of 1,221 on September 24, then decreased to 298 on the 18th of last month. After that, it surged again to 1,004 on the 2nd of this month, dropped to the 600s on the 8th, but has rebounded once more.



As of 6 p.m. on the 9th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively tallied at 127,691. The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on the midnight count of the following day, the 10th, and announced in the morning.


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