As of 6 PM, 4,580 New Cases Nationwide... 3,127 Cases in the Capital Region Only (Comprehensive Report 2)

Record Highest in the Same Time Slot

On the 14th, workers are busy at the COVID-19 Joint Response Situation Room at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jin-ho] From midnight to 6 p.m. on the 15th, more than 4,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. This is the largest number recorded for the same time period.

According to health authorities and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 4,580 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide on that day. This is 431 more than the previous record of 4,149 cases reported on the 7th.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 16th is expected to increase further. In particular, it may surpass the highest record of 7,850 new cases reported at midnight on that day.

Of the new confirmed cases, 3,127 (68.3%) occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area. Outside the metropolitan area, 1,453 cases (31.7%) were reported. By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 1,473, Seoul 1,375, Busan 323, Incheon 279, Gyeongbuk 200, Gyeongnam 178, Daegu 138, Gangwon 124, Chungnam 108, Chungbuk 105, Jeonbuk 73, Daejeon 62, Jeonnam 60, Gwangju 33, Jeju 23, Ulsan 18, and Sejong 8.

Meanwhile, the fourth domestic wave of COVID-19, which began in early July, is intensifying further with the With Corona policy. The number of new confirmed cases over the past week (December 9?15) were 7,102 → 7,021 → 6,976 → 6,683 → 5,817 → 5,567 → 7,850 daily, averaging 6,717 cases per day.

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