9 PM: 35,625 Confirmed Cases, 8,460 More Than Yesterday... Increase Starting from the Third Day of the Holiday

The First Holiday Without Social Distancing, Increased Travel and In-Person Meetings
Diagnostic Tests Also Rise in the Later Part of the Holiday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] As of 9 PM on Sunday, the Chuseok holiday, around 35,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.

According to Seoul and other local governments, from midnight to 9 PM on the day, 35,625 people across 17 cities and provinces nationwide were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

This is an increase of 8,460 cases compared to the same time the previous day (27,165 cases).

Although the recent COVID-19 resurgence has eased, it was expected that the number of confirmed cases would rebound during the first holiday without social distancing measures.

The increase in cases compared to Saturday is analyzed to be influenced by the rise in the number of diagnostic tests starting again on the third day of the holiday, after a sharp drop on the first day of the holiday on the 9th and on Chuseok day, the previous day.

As of 9 PM on the day, the number of confirmed cases is 648 fewer than a week ago on the 4th (36,273 cases). Compared to two weeks ago on the 28th of last month (41,930 cases), it decreased by 6,305 cases.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the 12th is expected to increase further to around 40,000.

As of 9 PM on the day, new confirmed cases were 18,421 (51.7%) in the metropolitan area and 17,204 (48.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.

By region, the cases were: Gyeonggi 9,929, Seoul 6,289, Gyeongnam 2,438, Incheon 2,203, Gyeongbuk 1,879, Jeonbuk 1,573, Chungnam 1,527, Daegu 1,525, Chungbuk 1,362, Jeonnam 1,306, Daejeon 1,275, Gangwon 1,233, Busan 959, Gwangju 880, Ulsan 575, Sejong 421, and Jeju 251.

After the holiday ending on the 12th, the epidemic trend is expected to rebound further. However, even if the number of confirmed cases increases, the health authorities expect that it will not show a rapid surge and will decrease again after some time.

From the 5th to the day, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 37,530 → 99,822 → 85,529 → 72,646 → 69,410 → 42,724 → 28,214, with a daily average of 62,267 cases.

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