By 6 PM, 86,372 COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 2,348 More Than Yesterday

On the 21st, when the number of new COVID-19 cases reached 95,362, surpassing a total of 2 million confirmed cases, citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Jung-gu Public Health Center in Incheon were waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang, Incheon aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] As of 6 p.m. on the 21st, more than 86,000 people nationwide tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the same day, 86,372 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 2,348 more than the 84,024 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Compared to the figure recorded at the same time one week ago on the 14th (48,635 cases), this is about 1.8 times higher, and compared to two weeks ago on the 7th (23,351 cases), it is 3.7 times higher.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 22nd is expected to increase further.

On this day, new confirmed cases occurred with 50,065 (58.0%) in the metropolitan area and 36,307 (42.0%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 29,377, Seoul 14,630, Busan 6,341, Incheon 6,058, Gyeongnam 4,038, Daegu 3,870, Chungnam 3,124, Gyeongbuk 3,112, Daejeon 2,833, Gwangju 2,680, Chungbuk 2,014, Ulsan 1,943, Gangwon 1,787, Jeonnam 1,550, Jeonbuk 1,307, Jeju 1,082, and Sejong 626.

Since the Omicron variant became the dominant strain in Korea, the number of new confirmed cases has been on the rise.

From the 15th to the 21st, the daily new confirmed cases were 57,169 → 90,439 → 93,131 → 109,822 → 102,208 → 104,827 → 95,362, averaging 93,280 cases per day.

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