3,787 New Cases Confirmed by 9 PM... 98 More Than Last Week

On the 11th, citizens visited the COVID-19 screening center set up at Seoul Station Plaza. As the spread of COVID-19 in the country eased, the number of critically ill patients remained in the 700s for the second consecutive day. New confirmed cases also stayed in the 3,000s for five consecutive days. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Amid the impact of high-intensity social distancing measures, the scale of the COVID-19 outbreak has turned to a decline, with around 3,800 new confirmed cases reported nationwide by 9 PM on the 11th.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, a total of 3,787 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 1,065 more than the 2,722 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. It is also 98 more than the 3,689 cases reported at 9 PM a week ago on the 4th. However, it is 924 fewer than the 4,711 cases reported two weeks ago on the 28th of last month.

Considering that there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases as of 0:00 on the 12th is expected to reach around 4,000.

By region, 2,612 cases (69.0%) were confirmed in the metropolitan area: Seoul 1,061, Gyeonggi 1,289, and Incheon 262. In non-metropolitan areas, a total of 1,175 cases were reported, including ▲Busan 158 ▲Gwangju 157 ▲Jeonnam 124 ▲Gangwon 117 ▲Chungnam 114 ▲Gyeongnam 96 ▲Daegu 94 ▲Daejeon 89 ▲Gyeongbuk 77 ▲Jeonbuk 57 ▲Chungbuk 48 ▲Ulsan 26 ▲Sejong 13 ▲Jeju 5. Cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

While the 5th wave of COVID-19 continues, new confirmed cases have recently shown a declining trend. Over the past week, the daily new confirmed cases were 4,441 → 4,125 → 3,713 → 3,509 → 3,372 → 3,005 → 3,097, with a daily average of 3,609.

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