Rising COVID-19 Wave... 18,055 Cases Nationwide as of 9 PM

Citizens are receiving PCR tests at the screening clinic of Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] As the COVID-19 outbreak is rebounding, by 9 PM on the 30th, there were over 18,000 new confirmed cases nationwide.

According to Seoul Metropolitan Government and other local governments, as of 9 PM on this day, 18,055 people tested positive for COVID-19 across 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

Since it is Sunday, the number of diagnostic tests decreased, resulting in 15,212 fewer cases compared to the same time the previous day (33,267), but 4,231 more than a week ago on the 23rd (13,824). Compared to two weeks ago on the 16th (10,633), the number increased by 7,422. This is the highest number in six weeks since last month’s 18th (18,664) in the Sunday 9 PM interim tally.

By region: ▲Gyeonggi 5,908 ▲Seoul 3,100 ▲Incheon 1,182 ▲Gyeongbuk 908 ▲Gangwon 840 ▲Gyeongnam 786 ▲Chungnam 759 ▲Daegu 667 ▲Chungbuk 633 ▲Jeonbuk 592 ▲Daejeon 573 ▲Jeonnam 524 ▲Gwangju 450 ▲Busan 403 ▲Ulsan 396 ▲Sejong 179 ▲Jeju 155. There were 9,767 cases (54.1%) in the metropolitan area and 8,288 cases (45.9%) in non-metropolitan areas.

From the 24th to this day, the daily new confirmed cases for one week were 14,296, 43,742, 40,824, 34,981, 35,924, 37,321, and 34,511, with a weekly daily average of 34,514 cases.

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