Seoul COVID-19 Cases Surpass 20,000 for the First Time... 20,524 Cases Reported by 6 PM

Confirmed Cases as of 6 PM Increase by 1,645 Compared to Previous Day

On the 17th, as the spread of COVID-19 continued, citizens waited for rapid antigen tests in the freezing cold at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul has surpassed 20,000 for the first time.

According to Seoul City, as of 6 p.m. on the 17th, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 20,524. This is 1,645 more than the 18,879 cases reported by 6 p.m. the previous day.

This is the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Korea that the daily new cases in Seoul have exceeded 20,000. It doubled in just nine days after surpassing 10,000 for the first time on the 8th.

Considering that about six hours remain until the end of the counting period, the final tally is expected to comfortably exceed 20,000.

The number of new COVID-19 cases announced for the previous day (the 16th) was 19,689, and on the 15th, it was 18,879, setting record highs for two consecutive days.

The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Seoul has been sharply increasing since the spread of the Omicron variant began in late last month.

It rose to the 5,000 range on the 2nd, 6,000 range on the 3rd, 8,000 range on the 4th, and surpassed 10,000 on the 8th, maintaining the 10,000 range for nine consecutive days until the 16th.

The final total number of cases for the day will be compiled as of midnight on the 18th and will be released tomorrow morning.

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