By 6 PM, 325,441 Confirmed Cases Nationwide... 81,022 More Than Yesterday

Confirmed Cases: 72,785 in Gyeonggi, 71,824 in Seoul, and More

On the 28th, when 187,213 new COVID-19 cases were reported, the temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall was less crowded than usual. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] As the Omicron variant continues to spread, more than 320,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 29th.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 325,441 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is 81,022 more than the 244,419 cases recorded at the same time the previous day. After a significant decrease over the weekend and holidays, the number of confirmed cases is rising again by midweek.

However, compared to the figure at the same time one week ago on the 22nd (337,027 cases), it is 11,586 fewer, and 49,757 fewer than two weeks ago on the 15th (375,198 cases).

Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new cases announced on the 30th is expected to be even higher.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, new cases were 161,253 (49.5%) in the metropolitan area and 164,188 (50.5%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, Gyeonggi 72,785, Seoul 71,824, Gyeongnam 22,501, Gyeongbuk 17,583, Incheon 16,644, Jeonnam 16,047, Daegu 15,311, Chungnam 14,720, Jeonbuk 13,754, Busan 13,021, Gwangju 11,819, Gangwon 10,541, Ulsan 9,097, Daejeon 7,287, Chungbuk 7,009, Jeju 4,276, Sejong 1,222, etc.

From the 23rd for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 490,802 → 395,545 → 339,488 → 335,563 → 318,121 → 187,213 → 347,554, with a daily average of 344,898 cases.

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