COVID-19: 220,841 New Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 19,242 Fewer Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] As the Omicron variant wave shifts to a declining trend, more than 220,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 31st.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 220,841 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 19,242 fewer than the 240,083 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Compared to the figure at the same time one week ago on the 24th (269,628 cases), it is 48,787 fewer, and compared to two weeks ago on the 17th (304,739 cases), it is 83,898 fewer. Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on April 1 is expected to be higher than this.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 108,584 (49.2%) in the metropolitan area and 112,257 (50.8%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, Gyeonggi had 53,663 cases, Seoul 42,506, Gyeongnam 14,444, Chungnam 12,538, Incheon 12,415, Jeonnam 11,268, Gyeongbuk 10,185, Daegu 9,807, Busan 9,111, Gwangju 8,926, Jeonbuk 8,198, Gangwon 7,482, Daejeon 6,012, Ulsan 5,834, Chungbuk 4,567, Jeju 3,125, and Sejong 760.

From the 25th for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 339,472 → 335,545 → 318,079 → 187,189 → 347,523 → 424,641 → 320,743, averaging 324,742 cases per day.

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