65,956 Confirmed Cases Nationwide by 6 PM... 4,572 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 20th, the temporary COVID-19 screening site at Seoul Plaza is quiet. The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to dismantle the temporary screening site at Seoul Plaza on the 22nd and create "Seoul Plaza for Reading Books" starting from the 23rd, which is "World Book Day," and operate an "Open Outdoor Library." Visitors can freely read books borrowed from the Seoul Library as well as books placed on the mobile bookshelves at Seoul Plaza. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon]As the domestic Omicron variant outbreak continues to decline, about 60,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide by 6 p.m. on the 21st.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on this day, 65,956 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 4,572 fewer than the 70,528 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day.

Compared to 97,748 cases recorded at the same time one week ago on the 14th, it is 31,792 fewer, and compared to 160,827 cases two weeks ago on the 7th, it is 94,871 fewer, showing a clear downward trend.

This is the lowest number for a Thursday at the same time in 10 weeks since February 10th (43,515 cases).

Since there is still time until midnight when the count is finalized, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the 22nd is expected to be higher than this.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, 31,167 new cases (47.3%) were reported in the metropolitan area, and 34,789 new cases (52.7%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are as follows: Gyeonggi 16,817, Seoul 11,058, Gyeongbuk 4,460, Chungnam 3,739, Gyeongnam 3,686, Jeonnam 3,440, Daegu 3,309, Jeonbuk 3,298, Incheon 3,292, Gwangju 2,750, Gangwon 2,201, Busan 2,010, Daejeon 1,956, Ulsan 1,852, Chungbuk 1,101, Jeju 880, Sejong 107.

From the 15th for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 125,827 → 107,896 → 92,979 → 47,733 → 118,489 → 111,319 → 90,867, averaging about 99,301 cases per day.

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