As of 6 PM, 3,709 New Cases Nationwide... 1,094 More Than Yesterday

Seoul 1,282 Cases, Gyeonggi 862 Cases, Incheon 266 Cases, Total 2,410 Cases in the Metropolitan Area

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] On the 11th day of social distancing measures, on the 28th, COVID-19 confirmed cases continue to occur nationwide.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, a total of 3,709 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported across 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

This is 1,094 more than the 2,615 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. The surge in confirmed cases appears to be due to the number of tests returning to weekday levels since the previous day.

However, compared to 4,125 cases recorded at the same time a week ago on the 21st, following strengthened quarantine measures, this is 416 fewer cases.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases announced at 0:00 on the 29th is expected to increase further.

New confirmed cases were 2,410 (65.0%) in the metropolitan area and 1,299 (35.0%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are Seoul 1,282, Gyeonggi 862, Busan 281, Incheon 266, Gyeongnam 233, Daegu 139, Chungnam 116, Gyeongbuk 103, Chungbuk 77, Gangwon 76, Jeonbuk 71, Gwangju 69, Daejeon 50, Jeju 31, Jeonnam 26, Ulsan 23, and Sejong 4.

Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

The fourth domestic wave, which began in early July, has continued for nearly six months.

The number of new confirmed cases over the past week from the 22nd has been 7,455 → 6,917 → 6,233 → 5,841 → 5,418 → 4,206 → 3,865 daily, averaging about 5,705 cases per day.

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