According to each local government, including the Seoul Metropolitan Government, from 00:00 to 9 pm on the 17th, the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in 17 cities and provinces across the country was 339,097.
The number decreased by 156,757 from 549,854 at the same time as the previous day, which recorded the highest number ever recorded.
As there is still time until midnight, when the counting closes, the number of new confirmed cases to
be announced on the 18th is expected to increase tomorrow.
There were 4,141 (44.3%) cases.As
the Omicron epidemic entered the peak period, from the 14th, even those who tested positive for the professional rapid antigen test were recognized as confirmed cases, and the number of new confirmed cases has recently increased significantly
. The number of new confirmed cases on the previous day was 621,328, the highest recorded in history.