As of 9 PM, 5,057 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... Around 6,000 Expected

On the 24th, the COVID-19 screening clinic at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul was crowded with citizens. The Central Disease Control Headquarters of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 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 the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, the number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide from midnight to 9 p.m. on the day was counted at 5,057. This is the total number of confirmed cases in 16 out of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces, excluding Busan.

This is 641 fewer than the 5,698 cases recorded at the same time the previous day, and 1,284 fewer than the 6,341 cases recorded at the same time a week ago (the 17th).

By region, 3,550 cases were reported in the metropolitan area, and 1,507 cases in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers were Seoul 1,823, Gyeonggi 1,328, Incheon 399, Busan 323, Chungnam 161, Gyeongnam 159, Gangwon 147, Gyeongbuk 128, Jeonbuk 106, Daegu 103, Daejeon 89, Gwangju 78, Chungbuk 70, Ulsan 54, Jeonnam 53, Sejong 21, and Jeju 15.

Since there is still time left until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 25th is expected to increase further, reaching the late 5,000s to 6,000s.

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