As of 6 PM, 117,188 COVID-19 cases confirmed nationwide

1,5131 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 25th, medical staff are guiding citizens 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 Seongpil Cho] As the spread of the Omicron variant continues, nearly 120,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported by 6 p.m. on the weekend of the 27th.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 117,188 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 15,131 fewer than the 132,319 cases reported the previous day. Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new cases announced on the 28th is expected to increase further.

Of the new cases that day, 63,384 (54.1%) were from the Seoul metropolitan area, and 53,804 (45.9%) were from non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers were: Gyeonggi 31,334, Seoul 23,102, Busan 10,452, Incheon 8,948, Gyeongnam 6,805, Daegu 5,793, Gyeongbuk 4,889, Gwangju 3,856, Daejeon 3,578, Gangwon 3,143, Jeonnam 2,984, Chungbuk 2,797, Jeonbuk 2,559, Ulsan 2,486, Chungnam 1,852, Jeju 1,798, and Sejong 812.

As the Omicron variant has become the dominant strain domestically, the number of new confirmed cases is rapidly increasing. Over the week starting from the 21st, the daily new case counts were 95,359 → 99,569 → 171,451 → 170,009 (initially reported as 170,015, later corrected) → 165,890 → 166,207 (initially reported as 166,209, later corrected) → 163,566, averaging 147,436 cases per day.

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