Seoul COVID-19 Cumulative Cases Reach 1,409... 8 New Cases Reported

On the 8th, a citizen is receiving a test at an outdoor specimen collection booth installed in front of the COVID-19 screening clinic at Gwangjin-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul has been counted at 1,409.

According to Seoul City's announcement citing the Central Disease Control Headquarters' data as of midnight on the 11th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases is 1,409, with 9 deaths reported so far. Currently, 202 patients are undergoing isolation treatment, and 1,198 have been declared recovered and returned home.

The number of new confirmed cases reported in Seoul the previous day was 8. Among them, 2 cases were related to overseas contact, and 3 cases had unknown transmission routes.

The confirmed cases were reported with one case each in Yongsan-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Seongbuk-gu, Gangseo-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and Gangnam-gu.