Seoul Reports 2,032 New COVID-19 Cases... 5 Consecutive Days Above 2,000

On the 2nd, when the morning temperature in Seoul dropped to minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, a medical staff member at the screening clinic set up at Gangseo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is enduring the cold with a hot pack. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] On Saturday, the 4th, Seoul reported 2,032 new COVID-19 cases in one day, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 5th.

This is 241 fewer than the previous day's (3rd) record high of 2,273 cases, but 359 more than a week ago (November 27), when there were 1,673 cases.

The number of cases in the 2,000 range has continued for five consecutive days since the 30th of last month.

Among the new confirmed cases, 2,022 were domestic infections and 10 were imported cases.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul first reached the 1,000 range on September 24 with 1,221 cases, then remained stable for a while before soaring to 1,004 cases on the 2nd of last month. After that, the city recorded record highs five times last month: 1,436 cases on the 16th, 1,734 on the 23rd, 1,760 on the 24th, 1,888 on the 26th, and 2,222 on the 30th.

This month, the record was broken again with 2,268 cases on the 1st and 2,273 cases on the 3rd. On the 4th, the number remained in the 2,000s, continuing the daily record-breaking streak for 22 consecutive days since the 13th of last month.

The number of tests conducted on the 4th was 100,667, about 31,000 fewer than the previous day. The positivity rate (the ratio of confirmed cases to tests conducted the previous day) also decreased to 1.5% from 1.7% the day before.

Regarding the large-scale cluster infection at Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Dongjak-gu, 12 additional cases were confirmed on the 4th, bringing the cumulative total to 579 cases in Seoul (585 nationwide). The number of confirmed cases related to Garak Market in Songpa-gu also increased by 12, reaching a cumulative total of 372 cases in Seoul.

As of midnight on the 5th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was 165,178, with 27,347 patients currently in isolation and treatment.

The death toll increased by 15 on the previous day, bringing the cumulative total to 1,193.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.