4827 Confirmed Cases by 9 PM... 5000 Cases Down for the First Time in 20 Weeks at the Same Time on Sunday

Gyeonggi 1,236, Seoul 738, Gyeongbuk 422, Daegu 281, etc.

On the 31st, the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station Plaza is quiet. Due to the decrease in COVID-19 confirmed cases, the quarantine authorities will suspend the operation of COVID-19 residential treatment centers and temporary screening clinics starting June 1. Temporary screening clinics will be integrated and operated with public health center screening clinics. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to decline, 4,000-level new confirmed cases were reported by 9 PM on the 5th.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, 4,827 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is a decrease of 4,558 cases compared to the same time the previous day (9,385 cases), roughly halving the number.

The number of new confirmed cases by 9 PM on this day is 1,129 fewer than the same time a week ago on the 29th of last month (5,956 cases), and 4,829 fewer than two weeks ago on the 22nd of last month (9,656 cases).

This is the first time in 20 weeks since January 16th (3,344 cases) that the Saturday 9 PM interim tally recorded fewer than 5,000 cases.

The sharp decrease in new confirmed cases is analyzed to be due to a reduction in diagnostic testing during the holiday period.

Recently, the number of new confirmed cases has shown a pattern of significantly decreasing at the beginning of the week due to holiday effects, rebounding during weekdays, and then decreasing again, but overall the downward trend continues.

With time remaining until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 6th is expected to increase from this figure and record around 5,000 cases.

As of 9 PM on this day, new confirmed cases were 2,160 (44.75%) in the metropolitan area and 2,667 (55.25%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 1,236, Seoul 738, Gyeongbuk 422, Daegu 281, Gyeongnam 268, Gangwon 240, Chungnam 213, Daejeon 195, Jeonbuk 193, Incheon 186, Chungbuk 178, Jeonnam 158, Gwangju 155, Busan 120, Ulsan 105, Jeju 96, and Sejong 43.

From the 30th of last month for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 6,135 → 17,185 → 15,790 → 9,894 → 12,542 → 12,048 → 9,835, averaging 11,918 cases per day.

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