By 6 PM, 2,072 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 446 Fewer Than Previous Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 24th, a total of 2,072 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

This is the total number of confirmed cases from 16 of the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide, excluding Busan.

Compared to the same time the previous day (2,518 cases), it is 446 fewer, and compared to the same time one week ago on the 17th (1,992 cases), it is 80 more.

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported on this day, 1,515 cases were in the metropolitan area, and 557 cases were in non-metropolitan areas.

By the 16 metropolitan cities and provinces, Seoul reported 934 cases, Gyeonggi 366, Incheon 215, Gyeongbuk 97, Daegu 75, Gangwon 70, Chungnam and Gyeongnam each 67, Jeonnam 37, Gwangju 33, Daejeon and Jeju each 29, Chungbuk 26, Jeonbuk 17, Ulsan 8, and Sejong 2. Confirmed cases were reported in all 16 metropolitan cities and provinces.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0:00 on the 25th is expected to increase further.

From the 18th to this day, the number of new confirmed cases reported daily over the past week were 3,292 → 3,034 → 3,205 → 30,120 → 2,827 → 2,699 → 4,115, averaging about 30,185 cases per day. Excluding imported cases, the average number of locally transmitted confirmed cases is about 3,164 per day.

On the previous day, Seoul alone reported a record high of 1,734 confirmed cases, and a cluster infection of over 200 people occurred centered on a religious group in a village in Cheonan, Chungnam. As a result, 4,115 new confirmed cases were reported in one day, exceeding 4,000 for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

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