82,073 Confirmed Cases Nationwide by 9 PM... 8,965 Fewer Than Previous Day (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] As of 9 PM on the 27th, over 80,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on this day, 82,073 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is a decrease of 8,965 cases compared to the previous day's count at the same time (91,038 cases). It is 25,495 fewer than a week ago on the 20th (107,568 cases) and 33,957 fewer than two weeks ago on the 13th (116,030 cases).

Looking only at the Saturday interim counts, the number remained between 100,000 and 110,000 for three weeks from the 6th to the 20th, but dropped to the 80,000 range on this day. This supports the analysis that the resurgence which began in early July has passed its peak and is now declining.

Since there is still time until midnight when the count closes, the number of new cases announced on the 28th is expected to increase from this figure but will likely remain in the 80,000 range.

The interim count for this day was 37,065 cases (45.16%) in the Seoul metropolitan area and 45,008 cases (54.84%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the numbers are: Gyeonggi 19,696, Seoul 13,052, Gyeongnam 6,138, Gyeongbuk 5,208, Daegu 4,748, Incheon 4,317, Jeonbuk 3,758, Chungnam 3,501, Gwangju 3,220, Busan 3,219, Jeonnam 3,045, Chungbuk 2,979, Daejeon 2,787, Gangwon 2,459, Ulsan 1,917, Jeju 1,215, and Sejong 814.

Over the past week from the 21st, the daily new confirmed cases were 110,908 → 59,019 → 150,212 → 139,310 → 113,359 → 101,140 → 95,604, averaging about 109,936 cases per day.

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