1,884 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 143 Fewer Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] As the fourth wave of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases have been reported across the country on the 19th.

According to health authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the same day, a total of 1,884 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This figure is the sum of 16 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, excluding Busan, which does not release interim confirmed case counts. Compared to 2,027 confirmed cases at the same time the previous day, it is 143 fewer, but 279 more than the 1,605 cases recorded at the same time one week ago on the 12th.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 20th is expected to increase further. The previous day saw an increase of 1,007 cases from the 6 p.m. tally, closing at a final count of 3,034. As the 6 p.m. tally on this day decreased compared to the previous day, it is highly likely that the confirmed cases as of midnight on the 20th will fall below 3,000.

The spread centered around the metropolitan area remains intense. Looking at the regions with confirmed cases until 6 p.m., the metropolitan area accounted for 1,460 cases (77.5%), and non-metropolitan areas accounted for 424 cases (22.5%). By city and province, Seoul reported 924 cases, Gyeonggi 359, Incheon 177, Gyeongnam 79, Chungnam 64, Daegu 49, Jeonnam 48, Gangwon 41, Gyeongbuk 31, Gwangju 28, Chungbuk 27, Jeju 23, Jeonbuk 22, Daejeon 11, and Ulsan 1. Among the 16 regions tallied, Sejong has not yet reported any confirmed cases.

The fourth domestic wave, which began in early July, has continued for over four months. From the 13th to the 19th, the number of new confirmed cases reported daily over the past week were 2,324 → 2,418 → 2,005 → 2,124 → 3,187 → 3,292 → 3,034, averaging about 2,626 cases per day. Excluding imported cases, the average number of locally transmitted confirmed cases is about 2,607 per day.

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