As the omicron mutation epidemic continued, by 6 pm on the 22nd, there were close to 340,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Korea surpassed 10 million this afternoon.
According to local governments, including Seoul, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 17 cities and provinces across the country from 00:00 to 6pm on the same day was 337,27.
71,265 more people than the 265,762 at the same time the previous day.
A week ago, on the 15th, 38,171 fewer people compared to the same time period (375,198 people), and 73,504 more than the 8th two weeks ago (263,523 people). .
As there is still time until midnight, when the counting closes, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced on the 23rd is expected to be much higher than the 6 o’clock count.
If we add up the interim count, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Korea is 1233,567.
It has been 792 days since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Korea on January 20, 2020, that the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 10 million. As a result, 1 in 5 Koreans has a history of COVID-19 infection.
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As of 6 p.m., 177,762 (52.7%) new cases were confirmed in the metropolitan area and 159,265 (47.3%) in non-metropolitan areas.
By region, Gyeonggi 79,816, Seoul 68,481, Gyeongnam 24,222, Incheon 19,465, Busan 18,255, Daegu 16,734, Gyeongbuk 16,234, Chungnam 15,163, Jeonnam 13,789, Gangwon 12,150, Ulsan 11,62, Gwangju 10888, Jeonbuk 8,804 These include 8,555 in North Chungcheong, 8,257 in Daejeon, 3,896 in Jeju, and 1,256 in Sejong.
From the 16th to today, the number of daily confirmed cases was 406,666 → 621,221 → 406,911 → 388,435 → 333,689 → 209,165 → 335,980 people, and the weekly average daily number of confirmed cases is 386,867.
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