318,838 Confirmed Cases by 9 PM... 44,280 Fewer Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] As of 9 PM on the 19th, there were 320,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, 318,838 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 44,280 fewer than the 363,118 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

New confirmed cases were 171,718 (53.9%) in the metropolitan area and 147,120 (46.1%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 87,573, Seoul 65,970, Incheon 18,175, Gyeongnam 17,675, Busan 16,083, Gyeongbuk 13,002, Chungnam 12,500, Daejeon 11,385, Chungbuk 11,251, Jeonnam 10,899, Daegu 10,028, Gwangju 9,885, Jeonbuk 9,708, Gangwon 9,217, Ulsan 7,639, Jeju 5,873, and Sejong 1,975.

From the 13th to this day, the daily confirmed cases were 351,820 → 309,779 → 362,303 → 400,694 → 621,281 → 407,016 → 381,454, making the weekly daily average number of confirmed cases 359,673.

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