112,206 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 64,438 Fewer Than Yesterday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] As the Omicron wave continues to decline gradually, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide reached approximately 110,000 by 6 p.m. on the 3rd.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, a total of 110,206 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 64,438 fewer than the 174,644 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day.

Compared to the figure from one week ago on the 27th of last month at the same time (157,550 cases), it decreased by 47,344, and compared to two weeks ago on the 20th of last month (165,611 cases), it decreased by 55,405.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 55,889 (50.7%) in the metropolitan area and 54,317 (49.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are as follows: Gyeonggi 32,609, Seoul 18,564, Gyeongnam 6,174, Gyeongbuk 5,798, Jeonnam 5,688, Gwangju 5,702, Chungnam 5,382, Jeonbuk 5,094, Incheon 4,716, Gangwon 4,554, Daegu 3,111, Busan 3,110, Daejeon 2,558, Ulsan 2,482, Chungbuk 2,392, Jeju 1,715, and Sejong 557.

From the 28th of last month over the past week, the daily new confirmed cases were 187,182 → 347,490 → 424,597 → 320,718 → 280,273 → 264,171 → 234,301, averaging approximately 294,105 cases per day.

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