As of 9 PM, 2,262 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide...110 More Than Yesterday

Expected to Surpass 2,400 People by Midnight

On the 12th, citizens were waiting for COVID-19 testing at the screening clinic of the Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] As the resurgence of COVID-19 continues, confirmed cases have surged nationwide.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments on the 13th, from midnight to 9 p.m. that day, the total number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide was 2,262. This figure excludes Busan, which does not release interim statistics among the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide.

This is 110 more than the 2,152 new cases reported at the same time the previous day. It also increased by 360 compared to 1,902 cases at the same time a week ago on the 6th.

By region, 1,883 cases (83.2%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 379 cases (16.8%) in non-metropolitan areas.

Seoul had the highest number with 934 cases, followed by Gyeonggi with 793 cases. Next were Incheon with 156 cases, Daegu 72 cases, Chungnam 54 cases, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam each with 42 cases, Jeonbuk 36 cases, Gangwon 30 cases, Chungbuk 23 cases, Jeonnam 22 cases, Gwangju 19 cases, Daejeon 18 cases, Jeju 13 cases, Ulsan 6 cases, and Sejong 2 cases.

Considering that the count closes at midnight, the number is expected to reach the 2,400 range as of 0:00 on the 14th. The previous day ended with 2,325 cases, which was 173 more than the 9 p.m. count.

The fourth wave of COVID-19, which began in July, has been ongoing for four months. The daily new cases over the past week from the 7th were 2,224 → 1,758 → 1,715 → 2,425 → 2,520 → 2,368 → 2,325. The daily average was 2,191 cases, and excluding imported cases, the average number of locally transmitted cases was 2,172 per day.

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