33,7452 New COVID-19 Cases by 9 PM... 7,260 Fewer Than Yesterday (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] According to Seoul City and other local governments, from midnight to 9 p.m. on this day, the number of people confirmed positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide was counted at 337,452.

This is 7,260 fewer than the previous day's 344,712, which was the highest number recorded during the same time frame, but it is 1.5 times the figure recorded a week ago on the 5th (232,306) and 2.2 times the figure recorded two weeks ago on the 26th of last month (153,528).

Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 13th is expected to increase further, reaching the mid-to-high 300,000s. It is highly likely to be around 383,665, the previous day's new confirmed cases and the highest ever recorded.

The government expects the Omicron wave to peak sometime next week, with the weekly daily average of confirmed cases reaching up to 370,000. As of 9 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 179,230 (53.1%) in the metropolitan area and 158,222 (46.9%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 90,473, Seoul 69,620, Busan 29,649, Gyeongnam 21,092, Incheon 19,137, Gyeongbuk 13,789, Chungnam 10,858, Daegu 12,388, Jeonbuk 11,479, Chungbuk 9,999, Ulsan 9,171, Gangwon 9,043, Daejeon 8,650, Gwangju 7,087, Jeonnam 6,719, Jeju 5,966, and Sejong 2,332.

From the 6th for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 243,621 → 210,709 → 202,711 → 342,433 → 327,543 → 282,983 → 383,665, averaging about 284,809 cases per day.

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