5803 Confirmed Cases Nationwide by 9 PM... Around 7,000 Expected

Ongoing Testing Lines Today
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-hoon = On the morning of the 14th, citizens waiting for their turn to be tested at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul.
According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on the same day, the number of new confirmed cases was recorded at 5,567. The number of critically ill patients reached 906, surpassing 900 for the first time, and the death toll also reached 94, the highest since the outbreak of COVID-19. December 14, 2021
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[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] On the 14th, COVID-19 confirmed cases surged nationwide.

According to health authorities, from midnight to 9 p.m. on that day, 5,803 COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 869 more than the 4,934 cases recorded nationwide as of 9 p.m. the previous day. The increase is attributed to the number of tests returning to weekday levels since the previous day, causing a sharp rise in confirmed cases.

Compared to 5,704 cases recorded at the same time on the 7th of this month, a week ago, there are 99 more cases. Considering that there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 15th is expected to be around 7,000.

Of the new confirmed cases, 4,083 (70.4%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area. In non-metropolitan areas, 1,720 cases (29.6%) were reported.

By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Seoul 2,469, Gyeonggi 1,152, Incheon 462, Busan 333, Gyeongbuk 193, Daegu 179, Chungnam 165, Gangwon 146, Gyeongnam 141, Daejeon 137, Chungbuk 97, Jeonbuk 95, Jeonnam 60, Gwangju 59, Ulsan 55, Jeju 34, and Sejong 26. Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

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