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[코로나19] 90,000 additional infections by 21:00… Over 330,000 confirmed cases nationwide

Residents are being tested for rapid antigen COVID-19 at the screening clinic in Buk-gu, Gwangju on the morning of the 28th.[사진=연합뉴스]

As the number of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) cases increased by about 90,000 for three hours from 18:00 on the 28th, a total of 330,000 people were newly infected with Corona 19 as of 21:00 on the same day.

According to Yonhap News on the 28th, from 00:00 to 21:00 on the 28th, a total of 333,951 people were confirmed with Corona 19 in 17 cities and provinces nationwide. This is an increase of 15556 from 183,895 confirmed cases at the same time the day before.

If the number of confirmed cases until midnight on the same day when the counting ends is added, it is predicted that the total number of confirmed cases will exceed 350,000.

The number of COVID-19 tests, including self-diagnostic kits, which decreased over the weekend, surged on Monday, and the number of confirmed cases seems to have increased as well.


Gyeonggi (87,714), Seoul (66,084), Incheon (17,885), Daegu (17,536), Gyeongnam (17,429), Jeonbuk (14,949) people) and Gyeongbuk (14,909 people).

Next, Chungnam (14,022), Busan (13,932), Jeonnam (13,632), North Chungcheong (13,069), Daejeon (11,124), Gangwon (1514), Gwangju (7890 people), Ulsan (7573 people), Jeju (3213 people) and Sejong (2476 people) recorded in order.


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