13,592 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 9 PM... 1,550 Fewer Than Previous Day

Seoul 3,652, Gyeonggi 3,043, Incheon 1,360, Total 8,055 Cases in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] On the third day of the Lunar New Year holiday, the 31st, new COVID-19 cases continued nationwide, with the number of confirmed cases reaching the 13,000 range as of 9 PM.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, a total of 13,592 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 1,550 fewer than the 15,142 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. This decrease appears to be influenced by a reduction in the number of tests conducted during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on February 1 is expected to increase significantly beyond this figure.

On this day, new confirmed cases were 8,055 (59.3%) in the metropolitan area and 5,537 (40.7%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers were: Seoul 3,652, Gyeonggi 3,043, Incheon 1,360, Busan 980, Daegu 945, Gyeongbuk 616, Gwangju 495, Daejeon 459, Chungnam 409, Jeonbuk 298, Gangwon 254, Ulsan 252, Chungbuk 230, Gyeongnam 212, Jeonnam 198, Sejong 108, and Jeju 81.

Confirmed cases were reported in all 17 cities and provinces.

Since the Omicron variant became the dominant strain in Korea, new confirmed cases have continued to rise, recording numbers in the 17,000 range over the past three days.

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