2341 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 220 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 5th, medical staff were busy working 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] As of 6 PM on the 9th, more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

According to the quarantine authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 PM on this day, a total of 2,341 confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded across 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

This is 220 fewer than the 2,561 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. On weekends and holidays, the number of tests tends to decrease, resulting in fewer new confirmed cases compared to weekdays.

Compared to 2,276 cases recorded at the same time one week ago on the 2nd, this is 65 more, but compared to 2,903 cases two weeks ago on the 26th of last month, it is 562 fewer.

Since there is still time until midnight when the count is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the 10th is expected to increase further.

On this day, 1,461 cases (62.4%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 880 cases (37.6%) in non-metropolitan areas.

Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces: Gyeonggi 703, Seoul 638, Busan 163, Incheon 120, Gwangju 99, Daegu 94, Chungnam 91, Gyeongbuk 88, Jeonbuk 75, Jeonnam 72, Gyeongnam 67, Gangwon 57, Daejeon and Chungbuk 25 each, Jeju 12, Ulsan 7, and Sejong 5.

As the fourth domestic wave of COVID-19, which began in early July, continues into its sixth month, the scale of new confirmed cases has been showing a declining trend since late last month.

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