As of Saturday 9 PM, 9,385 confirmed cases... Below 10,000 for the first time in 19 weeks

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As of 9 PM on the 4th, there were over 9,000 new confirmed cases.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on that day, 9,385 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is 2,413 fewer than the 11,798 cases reported during the same time frame the previous day. Compared to two weeks ago on the 21st of last month (18,770 cases), it is about half the number.

This is the first time in 19 weeks since January 22nd (6,670 cases) that the number of confirmed cases during the same time frame has dropped below 10,000.

As of 9 PM that day, new confirmed cases were 5,394 (45.7%) in the Seoul metropolitan area and 6,404 (54.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 2,035, Seoul 1,719, Gyeongbuk 751, Daegu 601, Gyeongnam 572, Chungnam 460, Incheon 402, Gangwon 384, Jeonbuk 378, Jeonnam 354, Chungbuk 327, Daejeon 313, Ulsan 307, Busan 263, Gwangju 262, Jeju 153, and Sejong 104.

The average daily number of new confirmed cases over the past week is 12,322.

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