638 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 6 PM... 56 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 5th, medical staff communicated via walkie-talkies at Hyemin Hospital in Gwangjin-gu, a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Seoul. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the number of critically ill patients decreased by 20 from the previous day to 953. This is the lowest number in 22 days since December 14 last year (906 patients). Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted as 638 from midnight to 6 p.m. on Sunday, the 9th, over a period of 18 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, it decreased by 56 from 694 cases on the previous day (the 8th), and by 30 from 668 cases a week ago (the 2nd). The total number of cases for the entire day was 966 on the 8th and 990 on the 2nd.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has been gradually decreasing since it reached a record high of 3,165 cases on the 14th of last month, marking the first time exceeding 3,000 cases. Due to weekend effects, the number dropped to 937 on the 3rd of this month, and then fell below 1,000 again on the 7th, four days later, maintaining three-digit figures on the 8th as well.

As of 6 p.m. on the 9th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 236,053.

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