Citizens await admission at the Seoul Museum of Modern Art on the afternoon of the 19th, when the National Culture and Arts Facility in Seoul, which was closed to prevent the spread of Corona 19, reopened. Reporter Jang Jin-young
According to the quarantine authorities and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 326 new confirmed cases were found in the country from 0:00 to 6:00 pm on the 19th. 23 more than the 303 counted at the same time the day before.
When the midnight deadline comes, the number of new cases is expected to increase. The previous day, after 6 pm, 83 people increased to 386 people. If there is a similar trend, it is expected that around 400 new confirmed cases will be announced on the 20th.
By city and province, there were 125 in Seoul, 118 in Gyeonggi, 14 in Incheon, 9 in Daegu, 8 in Busan and Gwangju, 6 in each of Ulsan and Gangwon, 5 in each of Gyeongbuk and Chungnam, 3 in Jeju, and 1 in each of Daejeon and Chungbuk. . 257 (78.8%) in the metropolitan area and 69 (21.2%) in the non-metropolitan area. Of the 17 cities and provinces, there were no confirmed cases in Sejong, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam.
As of this month, the number of new confirmed cases per day is 1027 → 820 → 657 → 1020 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 → 524 → 512 People → 580 → 520 → 389 → 386 people.
After peaking at 1241 on December 25 last year, the trend is decreasing. In the last week, it averaged 496 people per day.
Reporter Lee Hae-jun [email protected]