135,986 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 553 More Than the Previous Day (Update)

On the 25th, citizens are waiting for tests at the temporary COVID-19 screening site in front of Seoul City Hall. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, as of midnight on the same day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 165,890, bringing the total to 2,665,077. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] As the Omicron variant rapidly spreads, more than 130,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 25th.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 135,986 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is an increase of 553 cases compared to the previous day's 135,433 cases.

Compared to the figure from one week ago on the 18th (85,609 cases), it is about 1.6 times higher, and compared to two weeks ago on the 11th (42,938 cases), it is about 3.2 times higher.

Since there is still time until midnight when the count is finalized, the number of new cases announced on the 26th is expected to increase further.

On this day, 79,175 new cases (58.2%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 56,811 new cases (41.8%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 40,495, Seoul 30,055, Incheon 8,625, Busan 8,412, Gyeongnam 6,852, Daegu 6,277, Chungnam 5,411, Gyeongbuk 5,217, Gwangju 4,427, Daejeon 4,216, Ulsan 3,128, Gangwon 2,979, Chungbuk 2,826, Jeonnam 2,733, Jeonbuk 2,228, Jeju 1,194, and Sejong 911.

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