By 9 PM, 115,908 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... 2.5 Times More Than Previous Day

On the 18th, the first day of the full lifting of COVID-19 social distancing measures, the temporary screening clinic in front of Seoul City Hall is quiet. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] As the domestic Omicron variant wave shows a declining trend, the number of new COVID-19 cases was tentatively counted in the 110,000 range as of 9 p.m. on the 18th.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 p.m. on that day, 115,908 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 69,125 more than the 46,783 cases recorded during the same time period the previous day. Although the number of tests decreased on the holiday causing a drop in confirmed cases the day before, the number of tests increased again on this day, resulting in a 2.5 times increase in confirmed cases compared to the previous day. However, this is 88,890 fewer than the 204,798 cases recorded at the same time on the 11th, one week prior, and less than half compared to 259,636 cases on the 4th, two weeks prior.

As of 9 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 57,832 (49.9%) in the metropolitan area and 58,076 (50.1%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 29,574, Seoul 21,819, Gyeongnam 7,107, Incheon 6,439, Daegu 6,402, Gyeongbuk 5,815, Chungnam 5,304, Jeonnam 5,081, Jeonbuk 4,976, Gangwon 4,437, Chungbuk 4,368, Busan 3,548, Daejeon 3,474, Gwangju 2,946, Ulsan 2,387, Jeju 1,142, and Sejong 1,089.

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