[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] As of 9 PM on the 26th, more than 150,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported.


According to local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, a total of 153,528 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.


This is 4,869 fewer than the 158,397 cases reported at the same time the previous day.


Among the new confirmed cases, 91,520 (59.6%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 62,008 (40.4%) were from non-metropolitan areas.



By city and province, the numbers are as follows: Gyeonggi 45,815, Seoul 35,357, Incheon 10,348, Gyeongnam 8,270, Busan 8,213, Daegu 5,900, and Gyeongbuk 5,384.


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