300,000 Confirmed Nationwide by 9 PM... 35,908 Fewer Than Previous Day

On the 13th, when 351,90 new COVID-19 cases were reported, citizens visiting the temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza, where daily cases have been exceeding 300,000, are waiting to get tested. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Amid the continued spread of COVID-19, more than 300,000 new cases were reported nationwide by 9 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 9 p.m. on this day, a total of 301,544 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 35,908 fewer than the 337,452 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day. However, it is 1.5 times higher than the 200,405 cases reported one week ago on the 6th, and 2.2 times higher than the 135,361 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 between 310,000 and 320,000.

By 9 p.m., new confirmed cases were 151,170 (50.1%) in the metropolitan area and 150,374 (49.9%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are as follows: ▲Gyeonggi 77,027 ▲Seoul 56,825 ▲Busan 22,010 ▲Gyeongnam 20,990 ▲Incheon 17,318 ▲Chungnam 14,420 ▲Gyeongbuk 12,599 ▲Daegu 12,257 ▲Jeonbuk 11,186 ▲Jeonnam 10,933 ▲Gangwon 9,040 ▲Chungbuk 8,327 ▲Daejeon 8,295 ▲Gwangju 8,265 ▲Ulsan 5,336 ▲Jeju 4,573 ▲Sejong 2,143.

From the 7th for one week, 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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