1513 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 9 PM... "Surpassing Previous Day's Record"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Seoul city announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul from midnight to 9 PM on Wednesday the 24th was tentatively counted at 1,513 cases over 21 hours.

This is the highest record for the same time period. It surpassed the previous record of 1,509 cases from the day before by 4 cases, breaking the daily record within one day.

It is 135 cases more than the 1,378 cases recorded at the same time one week ago (the 17th).

The total daily confirmed cases in Seoul recorded 1,221 on September 24, then decreased to the 400-700 range in the last week of October, before soaring to 1,004 on the 2nd of this month.

Subsequently, the numbers reached 1,436 on the 16th and 1,735 on the 23rd, setting new all-time high records twice in about three weeks after the phased recovery to normal life (With Corona) was implemented.

Also, from the 13th to the 23rd of this month, the daily record for each day of the week was broken for 11 consecutive days, indicating a further intensified spread of COVID-19 within Seoul.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 146,159 as of 9 PM on the same day.

The final tally of total confirmed cases for the day will be compiled based on midnight on the 25th and announced in the morning.

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