Seoul COVID-19 Cases Reach 985 by 6 PM... Nearly 1,000 for Third Consecutive Day at Same Time

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 985 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 18th, over an 18-hour period.

This marks the third consecutive day recording numbers in the high 900s, following the previous highest tentative counts of 996 on the 16th and 992 on the 17th during the same time frame. Compared to the previous day (992 cases), it is 7 fewer, but 263 more than a week ago (722 cases on the 11th). The total confirmed cases were 1,429 on the 17th and 949 on the 11th.

The daily confirmed cases in Seoul surged to 1,221 on September 24, then dropped to 298 on the 18th of last month, but rose again to over 1,000 with 1,004 cases on the 2nd of this month. Since then, the numbers fluctuated between 600 and just over 1,000, before sharply increasing to 1,436 on the 16th, setting a record high just over two weeks after the phased recovery (With COVID-19) began, and remained in the 1,400 range on the 17th.

As of 6 p.m. on the 18th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 137,361. The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on the midnight count on the following day, the 19th, and announced in the morning.

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