Over 600 COVID-19 Cases Expected Tomorrow... 175 More Than Yesterday by 6 PM (Summary)

369 Infections in the Capital Area and 158 in Non-Capital Areas
Attention on Whether Tomorrow Will Exceed 600 Cases for the First Time in 48 Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] On the 6th, COVID-19 cases surged nationwide once again.

According to the quarantine authorities, Seoul city, and other local governments, from midnight to 6 p.m. on that day, a total of 527 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded nationwide. This is 175 more than the 352 cases recorded at the same time the previous day.

Since there is still time until midnight when the tally closes, the number of new confirmed cases announced as of 0 a.m. on the 7th is expected to increase further, reaching the high 500s or possibly the 600s.

If the number of confirmed cases reaches the 600s, it will be the first time in 48 days since February 18 (621 cases).

Looking at the regions where confirmed cases were reported, 369 cases (70.0%) were in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 158 cases (30.0%) were in non-metropolitan areas.

By city and province, Seoul reported 173 cases, Gyeonggi 148, Incheon 48, Busan 32, Daejeon and Ulsan 25 each, Daegu 15, Gangwon and Gyeongnam 14 each, Chungbuk 12, Jeonbuk and Gyeongbuk 6 each, Chungnam 5, Jeonnam 2, and Gwangju and Jeju 1 each.

Among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, Sejong has not yet reported any confirmed cases.

Recently, the number of new domestic confirmed cases has been hovering around 500, showing an unstable trend.

Daily confirmed cases had stagnated in the 300 to 400 range for a while, but as cluster infection cases have continued nationwide, the increase in confirmed cases has accelerated.

From the 31st of last month to the 6th, the number of new confirmed cases recorded daily over the past week were 506 → 551 → 557 → 543 → 543 → 473 → 478, averaging 521.6 cases per day.

Major infection cases show that confirmed cases are emerging everywhere, regardless of specific facilities or groups.

In a cluster infection case linked to a daycare center and multi-use facilities located in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 16 additional people tested positive on that day, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 56.

The cluster infection linked to the sister church circuit meetings has reached a total of 164 confirmed cases across 10 cities and provinces nationwide.

In Busan, a chain infection originating from entertainment establishments spread to a complex building housing offices of deep-sea shipping companies, resulting in about 20 additional confirmed cases.