Christmas Day COVID-19 Cases Reach 5,055 by 9 PM (Comprehensive)

Seoul 1,856 Confirmed Cases, Gyeonggi 1,417 Confirmed Cases

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Even on Christmas Day, the 25th, confirmed cases were reported nationwide.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 9 p.m. on that day, a total of 5,055 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

This is 2 fewer than the 5,057 cases recorded at the same time the previous day, and 479 more compared to 4,576 cases recorded at the same time a week earlier on the 18th.

The number of new confirmed cases to be announced at midnight on the 26th is expected to increase further, reaching the high 5,000s to low 6,000s.

New confirmed cases were 3,601 (71.2%) in the metropolitan area and 1,454 (28.8%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, Seoul recorded the highest number with 1,856 cases, followed by Gyeonggi with 1,417, Busan 365, Incheon 328, Gyeongnam 173, Gyeongbuk 130, Daegu 120, Chungnam 117, Gangwon 107, Jeonbuk 94, Daejeon 84, Gwangju 67, Chungbuk 66, Ulsan 53, Jeonnam 48, Jeju 28, and Sejong 11.

Meanwhile, the number of new confirmed cases over the past week (12.19?25) were 6,233 → 5,316 → 5,194 → 7,455 → 6,917 → 6,233 → 5,842 respectively, with a daily average of 6,170 cases.

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