[Breaking] 431 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... Back to 400s in One Day

On the 22nd, when the number of new domestic COVID-19 cases recorded the lowest in over two months, medical staff at a temporary screening clinic set up in front of Banpo Express Bus Terminal in Seoul gestured to colleagues inside a negative pressure booth. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight that day, the number of new COVID-19 cases was counted at 346. This is the lowest figure since November 23 of last year (271 cases). Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] As the domestic situation of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) shows a gradual decline, the number of new confirmed cases on the 23rd was recorded in the 400s.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, there were 431 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 74,692. This is 85 more than the previous day (346 cases).

The number of new confirmed cases recorded in the 400s for two consecutive days on the 20th and 21st (404 and 401 cases), then dropped to the mid-300s the day before, but rose back to the 400s after two days. Counting from when it dropped to the 300s, it has been just one day.

Regarding the infection routes of the new confirmed cases on that day, 403 were locally transmitted and 28 were imported cases.

The domestic COVID-19 'third wave,' which has continued since mid-November last year, peaked on the 25th of last month (1,240 cases) and has since shown a gradual decreasing trend.

The number of new confirmed cases this month by day were 1,027 → 820 → 657 → 1,020 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 → 524 → 512 → 580 → 520 → 389 → 386 → 404 → 401 → 346 → 431.

Except for the first two days of the new year, the numbers have all remained below 1,000. Looking at just the past week, there were three days in the 300s, three days in the 400s, and one day in the 500s.