Record-Breaking High, Surpassed in Just One Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] From midnight to 9 PM on the 1st, Seoul reported a provisional total of 1,837 new COVID-19 cases over 21 hours, the Seoul city government announced.


The provisional count for the same time period set a new record, surpassing the previous highest number just one day earlier.


This is 34 more cases than the previous record of 1,803 on November 30, and 324 more than 1,513 cases reported a week earlier on the 24th. The total daily cases were 2,222 on November 30 and 1,760 on the 24th.



As of 9 PM on the 1st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was provisionally tallied at 158,344.


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