234 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 9 PM... Highest in 18 Days

On the 20th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases remained in the 400s for the second consecutive day at 429, medical staff at a temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Station Plaza guided citizens through testing. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] On the 22nd, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul reached the highest level in 18 days.

According to Seoul City on the 22nd, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 234 from midnight to 9 p.m. that day. This is the highest number since 268 cases were recorded on the 4th during the same time frame. Compared to the number of confirmed cases (129) by the same time the previous day, it is 105 more.

Over the past fifteen days (7th to 21st), the average daily number of tests conducted in Seoul was 28,645. The average daily confirmed cases were 176, and the average positivity rate was around 0.6%.