By 6 PM, 200,000 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide... 5,000 Fewer Than Previous Day

111,612 Confirmed Cases in the Seoul Metropolitan Area Only

On the 10th of last month, at the temporary COVID-19 screening site set up in front of the Peace Gate in Olympic Park, a woman waiting for a rapid antigen test with her child is persuading the child, who is struggling to run away, saying "I'm scared." [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] As of 6 p.m. on the 5th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was recorded at 204,311. This is about 5,000 fewer than the same time the previous day.

According to Seoul City and other local governments on the 5th, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 204,311 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 5,291 fewer than the same time the previous day.

However, compared to the count at the same time a week ago (132,319 on the 26th of last month), it is 1.5 times higher, and compared to two weeks ago (91,557 on the 19th of last month), it is 2.2 times higher.

By region, 111,612 cases (54.6%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 92,699 cases (45.4%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 55,434, Seoul 43,789, Busan 17,557, Incheon 12,389, Gyeongnam 10,421, Gyeongbuk 7,923, Daegu 7,424, Chungnam 6,517, Gwangju 6,375, Gangwon 6,161, Daejeon 6,159, Jeonbuk 5,796, Ulsan 5,015, Jeonnam 4,642, Chungbuk 4,575, Jeju 2,874, and Sejong 1,260.

Since the Omicron variant became the dominant strain in Korea, new confirmed cases have been rapidly increasing. From the 27th of last month, the daily new confirmed cases were 163,561 → 139,625 → 138,992 → 219,232 → 198,802 → 266,853 (the highest ever) → 254,327. The daily average is about 197,342 cases.

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