Seoul today at 9pm New 350 people confirmed … Likely to renew the highest level

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On the 12th, the number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections in Seoul is likely to write a new record every day.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said about 350 additional confirmed cases were identified in the building over 21 hours from 0 o’clock to 9 p.m.

Considering that the number of confirmed cases is likely to increase during the remaining three hours of this day, the number of new confirmed cases per day is expected to exceed 362 the day before. This will break the record for all-time daily records in one day.

The day before, 160 new confirmed cases were identified at 6 p.m., and then when a group infection was confirmed in Gangseo-gu church, 202 people were added in the remaining 6 hours.

Notably, according to the confirmed case count in Gangseo-gu, which was announced at 7:33 p.m. on the day, a total of 52 confirmed cases in Gangseo-gu that day were positive, of which 33 were church-related. Sungseok, where the group infection occurred.

Previously, the city of Seoul revealed that 9 additional confirmed cases related to the Seongseok church in Gangseo-gu were confirmed at 6 p.m., and the number of confirmed cases related to this church continues to rise. In addition, nine cases related to Seoul St. Mary Hospital, Catholic University in Seocho-gu, were announced in a briefing by the Central Defense Response Headquarters that day, and the number of confirmed cases is increasing.

The number of additional confirmed cases of other group infection cases as per the city’s 6pm count was ▲ 6 people related to ‘Pagoda Town’, a restaurant in Jongno-gu, ▲ 2 people related to a hospital related to dance lessons at Gangseo-gu. In addition, 79 people were confirmed by contact with other confirmed patients, 12 by contact with confirmed people in other cities and provinces, and 56 new cases were being investigated because the route of infection was not clear.

As of 9 p.m. that day, the cumulative number of confirmed corona 19 cases in Seoul increased to 12,138.

To find hidden infected people, the city of Seoul has set up and operated around 71 temporary screening clinics that focus on multipurpose facilities or places with many confirmed cases.

In the case of Gangnam-gu, a temporary screening clinic will be set up near Exit 6 of Samseong Station and in Gaepo Seo Neighborhood Park (Gaepo-dong 180) and will operate from January 16 to 3.

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