1270 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... Highest Ever for Same Time Slot

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[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 1,270 from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 14th, a span of 18 hours.

This is the highest tentative count for the same time period ever recorded. It is 101 cases more than the previous record of 1,169 cases on the 9th of this month.

Compared to the same time on the previous day, the 13th (863 cases), it increased by 407 cases. Compared to a week ago on the 7th (1,141 cases), it is 129 cases more. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day on the 13th was 2,062. On the 7th, the total was 2,901 cases, the highest daily record ever.

With 6 hours remaining in the counting period on this day, the total daily count may exceed 3,000 cases for the first time.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has set the highest record five times since the government implemented the phased recovery to normal life (With Corona), including 1,436 cases on the 16th of last month. This month, the record was broken three times with 2,267 cases on the 1st, 2,273 cases on the 3rd, and 2,901 cases on the 7th.

As of 6 p.m. on the 14th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 188,439.

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