19,708 New COVID-19 Cases Nationwide by 9 PM... 14,836 Fewer Than Yesterday

The temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station Plaza was quiet on the 1st as the spread of COVID-19 subsided. On that day, 37,771 new confirmed cases were reported, 5,515 fewer than the previous day (43,286). Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] As the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea is subsiding, nearly 20,000 new confirmed cases were reported nationwide by 9 PM on the 1st.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases across 17 cities and provinces was 19,708. This is a decrease of 14,836 cases compared to the 34,544 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day.

This figure is 13,752 fewer than the 33,460 cases recorded during the same time on the 24th of last month, one week ago, and 20,775 fewer compared to 46,783 cases on the 17th of last month, two weeks ago. It is the first time in 13 weeks since January 30th (15,142 cases) that the number of new confirmed cases on a Sunday during the same time frame has fallen into the 10,000 range.

New confirmed cases were 8,795 (44.6%) in the metropolitan area and 10,913 (55.4%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 5,237, Seoul 2,657, Gyeongbuk 1,514, Gyeongnam 1,185, Jeonnam 995, Jeonbuk 929, Incheon 901, Gwangju 880, Chungnam 875, Daegu 825, Gangwon 753, Chungbuk 705, Daejeon 675, Busan 501, Ulsan and Jeju each 411, and Sejong 254.

From the 25th of last month, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 34,361 → 80,349 → 76,775 → 57,460 → 50,568 → 43,286 → 37,771, averaging 54,367 cases per day.

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