As of 9 PM, 2,977 New Cases Nationwide... 604 Fewer Than the Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] On Sunday, the 2nd, COVID-19 cases continued to be reported across the country.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul Metropolitan Government, and other local governments, from midnight to 9 p.m. on that day, a total of 2,977 people nationwide tested positive for COVID-19. This is 604 fewer than the 3,581 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Compared to 3,774 cases recorded at the same time a week ago on December 26 last year, it is 797 fewer, and compared to 4,896 cases two weeks ago on the 19th of last month, it is 1,919 fewer.

New cases on that day were 2,016 (67.7%) in the metropolitan area and 961 (32.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers were: Gyeonggi 918, Seoul 911, Incheon 187, Busan 170, Gyeongnam 123, Chungnam 115, Daegu 97, Jeonbuk 77, Gwangju 75, Gangwon 54, Daejeon and Gyeongbuk 49 each, Chungbuk 41, Ulsan 38, Jeonnam 30, Jeju 28, and Sejong 15.

From the 27th of last month for one week, new cases were 4,205 → 3,865 → 5,408 → 535 → 4,874 → 4,415 → 3,833, averaging about 4,519 cases per day.

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