As of 6 PM, 4,176 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide

On the 24th, the COVID-19 screening clinic at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul was crowded with citizens. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of midnight, there were 1,084 critically ill patients and 6,233 new confirmed cases. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] As the spread of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases surged across the country on the 24th.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the day, the number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide was counted at 4,176. This is the total number of confirmed cases in 16 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, excluding Busan.

This is 158 fewer than the 4,334 cases recorded at the same time the previous day, and 515 fewer compared to 4,691 cases recorded at the same time a week ago (the 17th).

By region, there were 2,853 cases in the metropolitan area and 1,341 cases in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers were Seoul 1,276, Gyeonggi 1,268, Busan 323, Incheon 291, Gyeongnam 159, Chungnam 140, Gangwon 132, Gyeongbuk 123, Daegu 100, Jeonbuk 77, Daejeon and Chungbuk 70 each, Gwangju 67, Jeonnam 41, Ulsan 16, Jeju 15, and Sejong 8.

The final tally will be compiled as of midnight on the 29th and announced in the morning.

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