Chinese health officials put a sample of a COVID-19 test in a plastic bag at a testing station in Beijing on the 23rd. China’s ‘Zero Corona’ policy is facing a crisis as the ‘stealth omicron’ mutant virus has recently become popular.[사진=연합뉴스]
As the Omicron mutation epidemic continued, the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) across the country exceeded 380,000 by 9 pm on the 23rd. This is 94,999 fewer than the 475,276 at the same time the day before.
According to each local government, including Seoul, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 17 cities and provinces across the country from 0 am to 9 pm that day was 380,277.
This is 169,577 fewer people compared to the same time period (549854 people) a week ago on the 16th, and 75,086 more than the 9th (305,191 people) two weeks ago.
As of 9 p.m., there were more new confirmed cases in the metropolitan area. 204,102 (53.7%) from the metropolitan area and 176,175 (46.3%) from non-metropolitan areas.
By region, Gyeonggi 103310, Seoul 77841, Incheon 22,951, Gyeongnam 21,814, Gyeongbuk 18,118, Chungnam 16,422, Daegu 15,411, Busan 13,635, Jeonbuk 12,948, Jeonnam 12,812, Chungbuk 12,582, Gwangju 12240, Daejeon 11,720, Gangwon 11,516, Ulsan 8362, Jeju 4842, and Sejong 3753.
From the 17th to this day, the daily number of confirmed cases is 621,205 → 406,896 → 38,1421 → 333,665 → 209,145 → 335,968 → 490,881, the weekly average of confirmed cases There are 399,740 people sleeping.
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