As of 6 PM, 209,602 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed...1,447 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 1st, when 138,993 new COVID-19 cases were reported, citizens who visited the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza were waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] As the spread of COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing, the number of confirmed cases approached 210,000 as of 6 PM.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments on the 4th, a total of 209,602 COVID-19 confirmed cases were recorded nationwide across 17 cities and provinces from 12 AM to 6 PM that day. This is 1,447 fewer than the 211,049 cases reported the previous day.

However, this figure is 1.5 times the 135,986 cases reported a week earlier on the 25th of last month, and 2.4 times the 85,609 cases from two weeks ago on the 18th of last month, indicating that the spread is still not under control.

From the 26th of last month for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 166,200 → 163,561 → 139,625 → 138,992 → 219,232 → 198,803 → 266,853. The daily average number of confirmed cases was 184,752.

Among the confirmed cases on this day, 116,164 (55.4%) occurred in the metropolitan area, and 93,438 (44.6%) in non-metropolitan areas. By city and province, the numbers were Seoul 48,584, Gyeonggi 55,297, Busan 17,258, Incheon 12,283, Gyeongnam 11,670, Daegu 8,361, Gyeongbuk 8,076, Chungnam 7,510, Gwangju 7,019, Daejeon 5,693, Ulsan 5,585, Gangwon 5,568, Jeonnam 5,028, Chungbuk 4,836, Jeonbuk 2,773, Jeju 2,643, and Sejong 1,418.

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