As the Omicron epidemic is on the decline, as of 9 pm on the 29th, regarding 410,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across the country. That’s 80,000 more than the same time the day before. However, it is expected to decrease significantly from the number of confirmed cases announced on Wednesday (23rd) last week.
According to each local government, including Seoul, the number of confirmed cases in 17 cities and provinces across the country from 00:00 to 9 on the same day was 414,168.
83,217 more than the 333,951 at the same time the previous day. As of 00:00 on the 28th, the number of new confirmed cases per day decreased to 187,213, but increased once more towards the middle of the week.
However, compared to the figure a week ago, the decline is clearly visible. Compared to the same time period count (475,276) a week ago, on the 22nd, 61,108 fewer people, and 27,255 fewer than the 15th (441,423) two weeks ago (441,423).
As there is still time until midnight, when the counting closes, the number of new confirmed cases per day to be announced on Wednesday, the 30th, is expected to be higher than this. However, as of 9 p.m. on the same day, the total number decreased by 76,713 from last week’s ‘Wednesday’. There is still time, but it is expected to be down from last Wednesday’s size.
To see the change in the spread of the week, we compare the number of confirmed cases on Wednesday, because it is the day of the week with the most confirmed cases. Usually, the number of daily confirmed cases announced on Monday decreases due to a decrease in the number of tests on weekends, but increases on Tuesday as the number of tests during the week increases. The number of confirmed cases during the week peaks on Wednesday and tends to decrease once more later in the week.
As of 9 p.m. that day, 209,754 (53.1%) of new confirmed cases were reported in the metropolitan area and 194,414 (46.9%) in non-metropolitan areas. By region, Gyeonggi 116,056, Seoul 81,824, Gyeongnam 27,015, Incheon 21,874, Gyeongbuk 21,158, Daegu 17,669, Jeonnam 17,462, Chungbuk 15,578, 14,720 in Chungnam, 13,391 in Jeonbuk, 13,145 in Gangwon, 13,021 in Busan, 12,121 in Gwangju, 11,252 in Daejeon, 9,097 in Ulsan, 5,537 in Jeju and 4,248 in Sejong.
On the other hand, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 28th the day before, “The trend of Omicron passed the peak in 11 weeks and is slowly turning to a declining trend.”
Ryuho reporter ho@hankookilbo.com
