By 9 PM, 4,896 Confirmed Cases Nationwide... Highest for Sunday at This Time

As COVID-19 cases increased, the streets near Hongdaeipgu Station in Seoul appeared quiet on the first weekend of the strengthened social distancing measures on the 19th. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] On the second day of the implementation of 'social distancing,' as of 9 PM on the 19th, the highest number of confirmed cases ever was recorded. If this trend continues, the number of new confirmed cases is expected to reach the 6,000 range by midnight.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, a total of 4,896 confirmed cases tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 320 more than the 4,576 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

This also marked the highest number in the mid-day tally for a Sunday. It was 332 more than the previous highest of 4,564 cases on the 12th.

Usually, the number of tests decreases on holidays, so Sundays tend to have fewer confirmed cases, but this trend has not been evident due to the continued spread of COVID-19.

New confirmed cases were 3,422 (69.9%) in the metropolitan area and 1,474 (30.1%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers were Seoul 1,579, Gyeonggi 1,468, Incheon 375, Busan 363, Chungnam 185, Gyeongnam 149, Gangwon 128, Gyeongbuk 118, Daegu 109, Daejeon 100, Jeonbuk 93, Gwangju 52, Chungbuk 50, Jeonnam 47, Ulsan 34, Jeju 30, and Sejong 16.

The fourth domestic wave of COVID-19, which began in early July, has continued for over five months.

The number of new confirmed cases over the past week (12.13?19) were 5,817 → 5,567 → 7,850 → 7,621 → 7,434 → 7,313 → 6,236 daily, averaging 6,834 cases per day.

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