241 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 9 PM... 75 More Than Previous Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Seoul city announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul from 0:00 to 21:00 on the 18th was tentatively counted as 241 cases over 21 hours.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 75 more than the previous day (17th) with 166 cases, and 25 more than the same day last week (11th) with 216 cases. The total number of confirmed cases for the entire day was 172 on the 17th and 223 on the 11th.

Since the beginning of this month, the daily confirmed cases in Seoul have generally remained in the 200s on weekdays, while dropping to the 100s on weekends, early weekdays, or the day after holidays.

Over the recent fifteen days (3rd to 17th), the average daily confirmed cases in Seoul were 206, and the average daily number of tests conducted was 33,304. On the weekend days of the 15th and 16th, the number of tests conducted was 24,702 and 17,068 respectively, which was lower than usual, but on Monday the 17th, it increased to 35,823.