Seoul COVID-19 New Cases 42,109... 47 Deaths

Citizens are lining up for testing at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Tae-min Ryu] On the 2nd, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul in one day was 42,109. This is 6,564 fewer than the 48,673 new cases reported on the previous day, the 1st, and 17,042 fewer than the 59,151 cases reported a week earlier on the 26th.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul has generally been decreasing since it surged to the 120,000 range on the 16th of last month. It then dropped to the 30,000 range on the 27th, rose again to the 80,000 range on the 29th, but has been declining since the 30th.

On the 2nd, the number of tests conducted was 48,387, which is 19,153 fewer than the previous day. Among these, 65.9% were PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 34.1% were rapid antigen tests.

As of midnight on the 3rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul is 2,901,742. The death toll increased by 47 on the previous day, bringing the total to 3,713. As of this date, the number of patients undergoing home treatment in Seoul is 286,346, an increase of 4,967 from the previous day.

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