By 6 PM, 2,675 Confirmed Cases Nationwide... 187 More 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 that day, 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@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] As of 6 p.m. on the 11th, there were about 2,600 new COVID-19 cases nationwide in South Korea.
According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul City, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, a total of 2,675 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 187 more than the 2,488 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.
Compared to 2,852 cases recorded at the same time a week ago on the 4th, it is 177 fewer, and compared to 3,709 cases two weeks ago on the 28th of last month, it is 1,034 fewer.
Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the 12th is expected to increase further.
On this day, 1,745 cases (65.2%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 930 cases (34.8%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas.
By city and province, there were 888 cases in Seoul, 612 in Gyeonggi, 245 in Incheon, 158 in Busan, 112 in Gangwon, 105 in Gwangju, 102 in Chungnam, 96 in Gyeongnam, 87 in Daegu, 75 in Gyeongbuk, 48 in Chungbuk, 44 in Jeonnam, 43 in Daejeon, 39 in Jeonbuk, 11 in Ulsan, and 5 each in Sejong and Jeju.
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All 17 cities and provinces reported confirmed cases. As the fourth domestic wave of COVID-19, which began in early July, continues for over six months, the scale of new confirmed cases has been showing a declining trend since late last month.
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