4,334 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 143 More Than Previous Day

Citizens are lined up in a long queue for testing at the temporary screening clinic at Yongsan Station, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Despite the halt in the phased return to normal life, confirmed COVID-19 cases surged nationwide on the 23rd.

According to health authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 4,334 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 143 more than the 4,191 cases recorded at the same time the previous day and 332 more than the 4,002 cases recorded at the same time one week earlier on the 16th.

New confirmed cases were 2,899 (66.9%) in the metropolitan area and 1,435 (33.1%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, Seoul and Gyeonggi each reported 1,276 cases, followed by Busan with 408, Incheon 347, Gyeongnam 200, Daegu 140, Chungnam 138, Gyeongbuk 136, Gangwon 103, Chungbuk 62, Daejeon 59, Jeonbuk 52, Gwangju 47, Jeonnam 41, Jeju 24, Ulsan 13, and Sejong 12, with confirmed cases reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at midnight on the 24th is expected to increase further. On the previous day, about 2,700 additional cases were reported between 6 p.m. and midnight, bringing the final total to 6,919.

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