Decrease in New COVID-19 Cases... Lowest Sunday Count in 22 Weeks

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to decline, the number of new confirmed cases dropped to the 3,000 range as of 9 p.m. on the 19th.

According to local governments, from midnight to 9 p.m. on the same day, 3,376 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19. This is 2,384 fewer than the 5,760 cases recorded during the same time frame the previous day. This is analyzed to be due to the declining trend of the COVID-19 outbreak and a decrease in weekend diagnostic testing.

Compared to the same time a week ago, the number decreased by 201, and compared to two weeks ago, it decreased by 1,451. This is the lowest number for a Sunday at this time since January 16 (3,344 cases), 22 weeks ago.

New confirmed cases were 1,746 (51.7%) in the Seoul metropolitan area and 1,630 (48.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.

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