1837 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 519 More Than Previous Day

Confirmed Cases Surge Compared to Previous Day as Weekday Testing Increases
26 Fewer Confirmed Cases at 6 PM Compared to Last Week

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@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Although we have entered a phased return to daily life, the fourth wave of COVID-19 continues, and as of 6 p.m. on the 9th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was recorded at 1,837.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the same day, the total number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide, excluding Busan, was 1,837, which is 519 more than the same time the previous day (1,318).

As the number of tests returned to weekday levels with the start of the workweek, the number of confirmed cases increased significantly compared to the previous day. On the 2nd, a week ago, a total of 1,863 confirmed cases were reported across 16 cities and provinces.

As of 6 p.m. on the 9th, confirmed cases were 1,537 in the metropolitan area and 300 in non-metropolitan areas.

By the 16 cities and provinces, Seoul reported 790 cases, Gyeonggi 602, Incheon 145, Gyeongnam and Chungnam each 53, Gyeongbuk 35, Daegu 31, Chungbuk 30, Jeonbuk and Gangwon each 22, Gwangju 17, Daejeon 16, Jeju 11, Jeonnam 6, and Ulsan 4. No confirmed cases were reported in Sejong.

The number of confirmed cases is expected to increase further by midnight. The previous day ended with a final count of 1,715, which was 397 more than the 6 p.m. tally.

The daily new confirmed cases over the past week were 2,667 → 2,482 → 2,343 → 2,247 → 2,224 → 1,758. The average daily confirmed cases over the week were 2,205, with 2,182 cases originating from local transmissions.

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