10,629 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... Highest Number for the Same Time Slot

On the 28th, when the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reached 16,096, citizens were getting tested at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 begins to spread widely, more than 10,000 confirmed cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 28th.

According to health authorities and local governments including Seoul, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, a total of 10,629 confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 465 more than the previous highest record of 10,164 cases reported at the same time two days ago on the 26th. It is also 1,535 more than the 9,094 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

As the spread of Omicron intensifies, the number of confirmed cases continues to increase. Compared to 3,104 cases two weeks ago on the 14th, the number has increased 3.4 times, and compared to 4,552 cases at the same time one week ago on the 21st, it has increased 2.3 times.

On this day, new confirmed cases were 6,037 (56.8%) in the metropolitan area and 4,592 (43.2%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 3,604, Seoul 1,521, Incheon 912, Daegu 853, Busan 777, Gyeongbuk 577, Jeonbuk 462, Gwangju 404, Chungnam 355, Daejeon 328, Gyeongnam 210, Jeonnam 158, Gangwon 137, Chungbuk 124, Ulsan 102, Jeju 64, and Sejong 41.

With confirmed cases exceeding 10,000 for three consecutive days recently, the weekly average number of confirmed cases entered the 9,000 range at 9,287 the previous day and recorded over 10,000 for the first time on this day.

Due to the spread of Omicron, the total number of confirmed cases is expected to continue increasing over the next one to two months.

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