As of 6 PM, 93,055 new COVID-19 cases nationwide... 4,554 fewer than yesterday

On the 19th, the screening clinic set up at the Gangbuk-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is showing a quiet scene. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] As the domestic Omicron variant wave shows a declining trend, the number of confirmed cases nationwide was tentatively counted in the 90,000 range as of 6 p.m. on the 19th.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 93,055 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 4,554 fewer than the 97,609 cases counted during the same time frame the previous day. The Tuesday 6 p.m. count falling below 100,000 is the first time in nine weeks since February 15 (71,915 cases). However, since there is still time until midnight when the count is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 20th is expected to be higher than this.

Recently, the downward trend in new confirmed cases has become more apparent. The number of confirmed cases is 60,735 fewer than the count at the same time one week ago on the 12th (153,790 cases), and compared to two weeks ago on the 5th (218,871 cases), it is 125,816 fewer.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 45,242 (48.6%) in the metropolitan area and 47,813 (51.4%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 24,589, Seoul 16,040, Gyeongbuk 6,321, Gyeongnam 5,141, Chungnam 5,086, Jeonbuk 4,836, Jeonnam 4,662, Incheon 4,613, Daegu 4,256, Gwangju 3,978, Gangwon 3,268, Daejeon 2,503, Ulsan 2,502, Busan 2,350, Chungbuk 1,572, Jeju 1,135, Sejong 203, etc.

From the 13th for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 195,393 → 148,427 → 125,834 → 107,904 → 92,991 → 47,743 → 118,504, averaging about 119,542 per day.

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