Seoul Reports 82,132 New COVID-19 Cases... 47 Additional Deaths

On the 17th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 600,000 for the first time, citizens lined up for testing at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on that day, the number of new confirmed cases was counted at 621,328. There were 1,159 critically ill patients and 429 deaths. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] On the 19th, Seoul City announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was counted at 82,132 on the 18th. This is an increase of 135 cases from 81,997 the previous day and 1,695 more than 80,437 cases reported a week ago (on the 11th).

Looking at the daily confirmed cases trend in Seoul, the number first exceeded 10,000 on the 8th of last month, then rose to the 20,000 range on the 17th, 40,000 range on the 22nd, 50,000 range on the 3rd of this month, 70,000 range on the 8th, 80,000 range on the 11th, 100,000 range on the 16th, and surged to 120,000 range on the 17th.

The number of tests conducted in one day was 100,994, which is 962 fewer than the previous day. Among these, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests accounted for 63.8%, and rapid antigen tests accounted for 36.2%.

As of midnight on the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul is 1,976,240. The number of deaths increased by 47 from the previous day, reaching 3,015. The number of patients under home treatment rose by 21,032 from the previous day to 371,077.

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