230,000 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed by 9 PM... 15,000 Fewer Than Previous Day

1.5 Times Increase Compared to One Week Ago

On the 4th, the number of new COVID-19 cases surged by about 70,000 in one day to 266,853. Citizens are lining up in long queues at the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station to get tested. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] As of 9 PM on the 5th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 230,000. However, this is about 15,000 fewer than the same time the previous day.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, a total of 232,306 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 15,486 fewer than the same time the previous day.

However, compared to the counts at the same time one week ago (on the 26th of last month) and two weeks ago (on the 19th of last month), the numbers are 1.5 times and 2.3 times higher, respectively. Since there is still time until midnight, the final number of new confirmed cases is expected to rise to around 240,000.

In the metropolitan area, 129,435 cases (55.7%) were confirmed, and in non-metropolitan areas, 102,871 cases (44.3%) were confirmed. By city and province, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 65,851, Seoul 49,666, Busan 17,557, Gyeongnam 14,325, Incheon 13,918, Daegu 8,750, Gyeongbuk 8,187, Chungnam 7,100, Jeonbuk 6,857, Gwangju 6,427, Chungbuk 6,235, Daejeon 6,194, Jeonnam 5,706, Gangwon 5,617, Ulsan 5,015, Jeju 3,505, and Sejong 1,396.

Since the Omicron variant became the dominant strain domestically, 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 (record high) → 254,327. The daily average is about 197,342 cases.

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