4012 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... Highest Ever for Sunday at This Time

501 More Than Yesterday
2,691 Cases in the Capital Region

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded at the same time on a Sunday reached an all-time high.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 4,012 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 501 more than the 3,511 cases recorded at the same time the previous day, marking the highest number ever recorded for a Sunday at this time.

This is 882 more than the 3,130 cases recorded at 6 p.m. on the 12th, which was previously the highest number of confirmed cases at this time on a Sunday. Usually, the number of tests decreases on holidays, resulting in fewer confirmed cases, but due to the continued spread of COVID-19, this trend does not seem to be appearing clearly.

Since there is still time until midnight, when the tally is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 20th is expected to increase further.

Of the new confirmed cases, 2,691 (67.1%) were from the metropolitan area, and 1,321 (32.9%) were from non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Seoul 1,258, Gyeonggi 1,094, Busan 363, Incheon 339, Gyeongnam 149, Chungnam 141, Gyeongbuk 118, Gangwon 114, Daegu 106, Jeonbuk 80, Daejeon 63, Chungbuk 50, Jeonnam 47, Gwangju 46, Jeju 26, Ulsan 13, and Sejong 5. Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

The fourth domestic wave, which began in early July, has continued for over five months.

The number of new confirmed cases reported daily over the past week (December 13?19) were 5,817 → 5,567 → 7,850 → 7,621 → 7,434 → 7,313 → 6,236, averaging 6,834 cases per day.

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