Confirmed cases exceed 150,000 by 9 PM... second highest ever

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 150,000 confirmed cases have been reported nationwide by 9 PM on the 25th.

According to Seoul City and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, a total of 158,397 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is an increase of 15,168 cases compared to the 143,229 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day.

This is the second highest number recorded during intermediate counts so far. It is 2,985 cases fewer than the record high of 161,382 cases reported on the 23rd.

Compared to the count from one week ago on the 18th (96,851 cases), it is about 1.6 times higher, and it is three times the count from two weeks ago on the 11th (52,288 cases).

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

On this day, 94,978 new cases (60.0%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 63,419 new cases (40.0%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas.

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