Seoul Reports First 60,000-Level New Cases... 64,534 Confirmed by 6 PM
On the 7th, 207,716 new COVID-19 cases were reported, maintaining the daily count above 200,000. Citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza are waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Korea, the number of new confirmed cases has exceeded 60,000.
Seoul City announced that from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 8th, over an 18-hour period, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 64,534.
After surpassing 10,000 for the first time on the 8th of last month, the numbers rose to the 20,000 range on the 17th, 40,000 range on the 22nd, and 50,000 range on the 3rd of this month, before soaring to the 60,000 range in just five days.
As of 6 p.m. on that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was counted at 1,198,123.
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The final total number of confirmed cases for the day will be compiled as of midnight on the 9th and announced in the morning.
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