4002 New Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 578 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 16th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases reached 7,622, citizens lined up in a long queue to get tested at a temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Peace Plaza in Sangam World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Domestic confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continued to surge across the country on the 16th.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, a total of 4,002 new confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 nationwide from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day.

This is a decrease of 578 cases compared to the previous day’s record high of 4,580 cases at the same time. The new confirmed cases were 2,537 (63.4%) in the metropolitan area and 1,465 (36.6%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Seoul 1,276, Gyeonggi 913, Busan 370, Incheon 348, Gwangju 30, Daejeon 75, Daegu 153, Ulsan 24, Gyeongnam 154, Gyeongbuk 168, Chungnam 154, Chungbuk 83, Gangwon 107, Jeju 35, Jeonbuk 65, Jeonnam 39, and Sejong 8.

Meanwhile, the number of new confirmed cases over the past week has been recorded as 7,021 → 6,976 → 6,683 → 5,817 → 5,567 → 7,850 → 7,622.

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