260,000 Confirmed Nationwide by 6 PM... 35,881 Fewer Than Previous Day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Amid the continued spread of COVID-19, more than 260,000 new cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 13th. However, this is about 36,000 fewer than the same time the previous day.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, a total of 260,184 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 35,881 fewer than the 296,065 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day. However, it is 1.5 times higher than the 174,537 cases reported a week ago on the 6th, and 2.2 times higher than the 117,188 cases reported two weeks ago on the 27th of last month.

If this trend continues, the total number of new confirmed cases by midnight, when the count closes, is expected to reach the low 300,000s.

By 6 p.m., 123,500 new cases (47.5%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 136,684 new cases (52.5%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are as follows: ▲Gyeonggi 61,315 ▲Seoul 47,954 ▲Busan 22,010 ▲Gyeongnam 19,558 ▲Chungnam 14,420 ▲Incheon 14,231 ▲Gyeongbuk 12,053 ▲Daegu 11,088 ▲Jeonbuk 8,450 ▲Gangwon 8,441 ▲Jeonnam 8,225 ▲Gwangju 8,053 ▲Daejeon 7,262 ▲Chungbuk 5,933 ▲Ulsan 5,336 ▲Jeju 3,777 ▲Sejong 2,078.

Over the past week from the 7th, the daily new confirmed cases were 210,709 → 202,711 → 342,433 → 327,541 → 282,978 → 383,664 → 350,190, averaging about 300,032 cases per day.

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