130,727 New COVID-19 Cases as of 6 PM

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] The number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases is rapidly increasing.

As of 6 PM on the 23rd, more than 130,000 confirmed cases have already been reported nationwide. According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 PM on this day, 137,227 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is the first time that the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 130,000 in the 6 PM tally. It increased by 23,904 from 113,323 cases reported the previous day. Compared to 77,249 cases recorded at 6 PM one week ago on the 16th, it is about 1.78 times higher.

Among them, 82,096 cases (59.8%) occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 55,131 cases (40.2%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers were recorded as follows: Gyeonggi 41,719, Seoul 30,949, Incheon 9,428, Busan 9,410, and Gyeongnam 6,509. This is the first time that Seoul has reported over 30,000 confirmed cases in the 6 PM tally. Gyeonggi also recorded over 40,000 confirmed cases for the first time at 6 PM.

The National Institute for Mathematical Sciences predicted that if the infection reproduction number is 1.67, the daily number of confirmed cases will exceed 210,000 in one week and surpass 330,000 in two weeks.

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