602 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Seoul by 6 PM... 295 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 5th, even on the weekend, 5,128 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, and citizens lined up in long queues at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station to get tested. As of midnight that day, there were 744 critically ill patients and 43 deaths reported. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Seoul City announced on the 5th that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted as 602 during the 18 hours from 0:00 to 18:00.

This is 295 fewer than the 897 cases reported during the same time period the previous day, and 66 more than the 536 cases reported a week ago on the 28th of last month. The total number of cases for the entire day was 2,032 on the 4th and 1,393 on the 28th of last month.

The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached a record high with 2,268 cases on the 1st and 2,273 cases on the 3rd. On the 4th, the number remained in the 2,000s, maintaining the record for the highest number of cases by day of the week for the 22nd consecutive day since it began on the 13th of last month.

As of 18:00 on the day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 165,780. The final total number of confirmed cases will be compiled as of 0:00 on the 6th and announced in the morning.

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