Seoul COVID-19 Emergency... 1,085 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM "Highest at Same Time"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul is rapidly increasing.

Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally counted at 1,085 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 23rd, a period of 18 hours. This surpassed the previous record of 996 cases on the 16th, set just a week ago, for the same time period.

Compared to the same time period on the previous day (the 22nd), which had 870 cases, this is 215 more. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 1,165 on the 22nd and 1,436 on the 16th.

The total daily confirmed cases in Seoul showed a lull after recording 1,221 on September 24, but surged again to 1,004 on the 2nd of this month. On the 16th, the number reached 1,436, setting a new record about two weeks after the phased recovery of daily life (With Corona) began, and remained in the 1,400 range for three consecutive days until the 18th.

Afterwards, the numbers decreased to the 1,300 range on the 19th and 20th, the 1,200 range on the 21st, and the 1,100 range on the 22nd, but the spread has not subsided as the daily record continues to be broken.

As of 6 p.m. on the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally counted at 143,998.

The final tally of total confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on midnight on the 24th and announced in the morning.

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