COVID-19, 34,544 Cases Confirmed by 9 PM... 7,820 Fewer Than Yesterday

On the 29th, a citizen was seen walking in Seoul holding a mask in their hand. The government announced at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on the same day that the outdoor mask mandate will be lifted starting May 2. However, the mask-wearing requirement will remain in place for gatherings of 50 or more people, such as assemblies, events, performances, and sports game viewings, where the risk of infection is high due to crowd density and shouting. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

As of 9 PM on the 30th, 34,544 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, 34,544 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is 7,820 fewer cases compared to 42,364 cases reported during the same time frame the previous day.

Compared to the count from the same time one week ago on the 23rd (62,471 cases), there was a decrease of 27,927 cases. This is the first time in 12 weeks since February 5th (26,801 cases) that the number of new cases on a Saturday during the same time frame has fallen below 50,000.

As of 9 PM on this day, 13,350 new cases (38.6%) were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 21,194 new cases (61.4%) were reported in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are as follows: Gyeonggi 6,166, Seoul 5,462, Gyeongbuk 2,663, Gyeongnam 2,486, Daegu 2,005, Jeonnam 1,962, Jeonbuk 1,742, Chungnam 1,728, Incheon 1,722, Chungbuk 1,592, Gangwon 1,403, Daejeon 1,337, Gwangju 1,290, Busan 1,084, Ulsan 1,051, Jeju 491, and Sejong 360.

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