By 6 PM, 27,446 Confirmed Nationwide... Down to 20,000 Range at Same Time for First Time in 75 Days (Update)

On the 21st, the temporary COVID-19 screening site at Seoul Plaza / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] As the domestic COVID-19 outbreak shows a clear decline, the number of new confirmed cases during the same time period fell to the 20,000 range for the first time in 75 days.

According to local governments including Seoul, from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 24th, 27,446 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is about half of the 55,015 cases recorded during the same time period the previous day. The number of confirmed cases nationwide in the 20,000 range as of 6 p.m. was last recorded 75 days ago on February 8 (28,880 cases).

Compared to 39,958 cases recorded during the same time period one week ago on the 17th, it is 12,512 fewer, and compared to 75,968 cases two weeks ago on the 10th, it is 48,522 fewer. Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the 25th is expected to be higher than this.

As of 6 p.m. on this day, new confirmed cases were 11,932 (43.5%) in the metropolitan area and 15,514 (56.5%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 6,156, Seoul 4,405, Gyeongbuk 2,236, Gwangju 1,583, Jeonnam 1,576, Gyeongnam 1,542, Chungnam 1,445, Jeonbuk 1,430, Incheon 1,371, Gangwon 1,280, Daegu 897, Daejeon 875, Busan 801, Ulsan 690, Chungbuk 583, Jeju 488, Sejong 88, etc.

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