As of 9 p.m. on the 19th, more than 120,000 new cases had been confirmed across the country.
According to each local government, including the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 17 cities and provinces across the country from 0 am to 9 pm on the same day was 124,891. There were 8886 fewer people than the previous day’s same time count (133,777).
Compared to the previous week’s Friday, the 12th (119,072 people), it was 1.05 times and closer to 1 times. Compared to the last 5 days (107,807 people) two weeks ago, it is 1.16 times higher.
As there is still time until midnight when the counting ends, the number of new confirmed cases announced on the morning of the 20th is expected to point to the late 120,000s.
As of 9 p.m., the number of new confirmed cases was 57,435 (46.0%) in the metropolitan area and 67,456 (54.0%) in non-metropolitan areas.
By region, Gyeonggi 31,250, Seoul 19,973, Gyeongnam 8841, Gyeongbuk 7243, Daegu 6874, Incheon 6212, Jeonnam 5735, Chungnam 5541, Jeonbuk 5081, Busan 4861, Gwangju 4650, Chungbuk 4440, Daejeon 4369, Gangwon 3670, Ulsan 3150, Jeju 1891, and Sejong 1110.
In the past week (August 13-19), the number of new confirmed cases was 124,559 → 119,561 → 62,065 → 84,109 → 188,03 → 178,574 → 138,812. . The average daily number is 126,926.
Shin Hyun-ah, reporter at Hankyung.com sha0119@hankyung.com