The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases in Seoul for 18 hours from 00:00 to 6pm on Thursday, the 16th, was interim counted at 625.
Compared to the same time period, there were 20 more people than yesterday's 605, which was the highest number ever, and updated the all-time high.
The number of daily confirmed cases in Seoul has risen sharply since the 4th epidemic this summer, July 6 (582) and 13 (637), last month (660) and 24 (677), and 14 of this month. It continues to spread, breaking the record for the most five times until the 1st (808 people).
In the last full month (September 1-15), the average number of people per day was 608.
The number of new confirmed cases of major cluster infections in Seoul was 19 in Garak Market in Songpa-gu, 6 in Songpa-gu indoor sports facilities, 3 in Eunpyeong-gu senior care facilities, and 2 in Gangdong-gu high schools.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul of Garak Market in Songpa-gu has increased to 185.
Among the cases that were not managed as a cluster infection, 301 cases had contact with a prior confirmed case, and 270 cases were under investigation because the route of infection was unclear.
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