As of 6 PM, Seoul reports 12,200 COVID-19 cases... 2.5 times increase in one day

On the 18th, as the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases exceeded 40,000 for two consecutive days over the past weekend, citizens visiting the screening clinic set up at Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are waiting to get tested. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Seoul has exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 12 weeks.

According to Seoul City on the 18th, the daily confirmed cases in Seoul as of 6 p.m. reached 12,260. This is a 2.5-fold increase compared to the total 4,896 cases reported the previous day.

This is the first time since April 26, when 11,516 cases were recorded, that the daily cases in Seoul have surpassed 10,000 in about 12 weeks. Considering there are still six hours left until midnight, the cutoff time for the tally, the total number of confirmed cases is expected to rise further.

After recording 11,516 cases on April 26, Seoul’s daily cases gradually decreased to 599 by the 26th of last month, but then jumped back to the 2,000s, reaching the 4,000s in the second week of July and around 9,000 in the third week, showing a 'doubling' phenomenon.

Yesterday’s temporary slowdown was attributed to the weekend effect, but the number surged again on Monday as many people underwent testing.

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