33,460 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 9 PM... Over 30,000 Cases for the First Time in 76 Days (Summary)

Temporary COVID-19 Screening Clinic at Seoul Plaza on the 21st./Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 24th, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide dropped to the 30,000 range, showing a clear decline in the outbreak.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, 33,460 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is the first time in 76 days since February 7 (31,777 cases) that the number of confirmed cases nationwide during the same time period has been in the 30,000 range.

This figure is 29,011 fewer than the 62,471 cases recorded during the same time period the previous day, 13,460 fewer than the 46,783 cases recorded on the 17th a week ago, and 56,036 fewer than the 89,496 cases recorded on the 10th two weeks ago.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 25th is expected to be higher than this.

As of 6 PM on the same day, new confirmed cases were 15,451 (46.2%) in the metropolitan area and 18,009 (53.8%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers were: Gyeonggi 9,058, Seoul 4,778, Gyeongbuk 2,245, Jeonnam 1,788, Gwangju 1,657, Incheon 1,615, Gyeongnam 1,542, Chungnam 1,498, Jeonbuk 1,430, Daejeon 1,404, Daegu 1,363, Gangwon 1,280, Chungbuk 1,202, Busan 801, Jeju 693, Ulsan 690, Sejong 416, etc.

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