59,790 New Cases Nationwide... 1.12 Times More Than Jeonju

5,6240 Fewer Cases Than Previous Day Same Time Count (116,030)
Sunday Effect...Fewer Confirmed Cases Reported Due to Reduced Diagnostic Testing

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] As of 9 PM on the 14th, nearly 60,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the same day, 59,790 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is a decrease of 56,240 cases compared to the previous day's count at the same time (116,030), marking about half the number. Typically, on Sundays, the number of diagnostic tests decreases, resulting in fewer confirmed cases.

However, compared to one week ago on the 7th (55,477 cases), it is 1.12 times higher, and compared to two weeks ago on the 31st of last month (42,883 cases), it is 1.39 times higher.

Although the increase rate has slowed compared to the 'doubling' phenomenon where the number of confirmed cases doubled weekly last month, there is an analysis that the number of tests itself may have decreased due to vacation season and heavy rain.

As of 9 PM on the day, new confirmed cases were 27,003 (45.2%) in the metropolitan area and 32,787 (54.8%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, Gyeonggi had 15,942 cases, Seoul 8,246, Gyeongnam 3,936, Gyeongbuk 3,584, Incheon 2,961, Daegu 2,873, Chungnam 2,815, Gwangju 2,700, Jeonnam 2,470, Gangwon 2,369, Daejeon 2,263, Jeonbuk 2,245, Chungbuk 2,242, Ulsan 1,595, Busan 1,562, Jeju 1,465, and Sejong 522.

From the 8th for one week, the daily new confirmed cases were 55,262 → 149,866 → 151,748 → 137,204 → 128,714 → 124,592 → 119,603, with a daily average of 121,836 cases.

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