88,903 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed by 6 PM... Clear Declining Trend

8,845 Fewer Cases Compared to Same Time Previous Day
Most Social Distancing Restrictions Lifted from 5 AM on the 18th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] As of 6 p.m. on the 15th, 88,903 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide. Although the number of confirmed cases exceeded 600,000 just last month, the trend is gradually decreasing.

According to Seoul City and other local governments (local authorities) on the day, from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m., 88,903 people nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 8,845 fewer than the same time the previous day.

The decline in the number of confirmed cases is clear. One week ago, on the 8th, 147,356 cases were recorded at the same time. Two weeks ago, on the 1st, 208,149 people were confirmed positive, meaning that in less than a month, the number of confirmed cases has decreased by more than 100,000. This is the first time since February 18th (85,609 cases) that new confirmed cases have fallen below 100,000 as of 6 p.m. on a Friday.

From the 9th, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 185,536 → 164,458 → 90,917 → 210,736 → 195,402 → 148,443 → 125,846. The average daily number of confirmed cases during this period was 160,191.

As of 6 p.m. on the day, 43,203 cases (48.6%) occurred in the metropolitan area, and 45,700 cases (51.4%) occurred in non-metropolitan areas. By region: ▲Gyeonggi 22,832 ▲Seoul 15,379 ▲Gyeongnam 5,542 ▲Gyeongbuk 5,396 ▲Incheon 4,992 ▲Jeonbuk 4,574 ▲Jeonnam 4,532 ▲Chungnam 4,338 ▲Gwangju 4,001 ▲Daegu 3,974 ▲Gangwon 2,784 ▲Busan 2,702 ▲Daejeon 2,607 ▲Ulsan 2,147 ▲Chungbuk 1,799 ▲Jeju 1,131 ▲Sejong 173.

Meanwhile, the government plans to lift most social distancing restrictions starting at 5 a.m. on the 18th. This marks two years and one month since social distancing began in March 2020.

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