Medical staff are guiding the order of the tests at the screening test center at Seoul Station. photo = Yonhap News
By 9 p.m. on the 26th, the number of new corona virus infections (COVID-19) across the country had reached 3,000.
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 on the same day was 3,301. There were 2,592 fewer people than the 5893 at the same time the day before.
On weekends and holidays, the number of tests is reduced, and the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 tends to decrease. The number decreased by 75 compared to 3376 on the 19th, a week ago. On the 12th, two weeks ago, there were 276 more than 3577.
As of 9 p.m. on the same day, there were 1802 (54.6%) new confirmed cases in the metropolitan area and 1,499 (45.4%) in non-metropolitan areas.
By region, Gyeonggi 1001, Seoul 600, Gyeongnam 211, Incheon 201, Gyeongbuk 200, Chungnam 142, Gangwon-Jeonnam 131, Daejeon 99, Busan 95, Ulsan 88, Chungbuk 85, Gwangju 83 76 people in Jeonbuk, 71 in Daegu, 61 in Jeju and 26 in Sejong.
Oh Se-seong, reporter at Hankyung.com sesung@hankyung.com
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