SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases surged to over 2,000 again after three days on Wednesday following a long weekend, amid concerns over the spread of the pandemic ahead of another extended weekend. The country added 2,028 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,002 local infections, raising the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,600 on Tuesday on fewer tests during an extended weekend, but new infections may rise down the road due to increased tests. The country added 1,575 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,557 local infections, raising the total caseload to 321,352, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below the 2,000s on Monday as fewer people took virus tests over the weekend amid fears over the wide spread of the virus. The country added 1,673 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,653 local infections, raising the total caseload to 319,777, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s for the eighth straight day Sunday, with health authorities remaining on alert over the spread of the virus after an extended weekend. The country added 2,086 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,058 local infections, raising the total caseload to 318,105, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s Saturday, though authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of tough virus curbs ahead of back-to-back extended weekends later this month. The country reported 2,248 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,221 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 316,020, according to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the sixth consecutive day Friday, prompting authorities to maintain the current level of virus restrictions for another two weeks ahead of back-to-back extended weekends this month. The country reported 2,486 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,451 local infections, bringing the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the fifth day in a row Thursday in the aftermath of last week’s extended holiday that has fueled a nationwide resurgence in virus infections. Health authorities will likely extend the current distancing rules, the toughest that have been in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases dropped below 3,000 on Sunday amid spiraling woes over the wide spread of the virus across the country due to the variants and the mass migration during the Chuseok holiday. The country reported 2,771 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,735 local infections, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases on Saturday exceeded 3,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic as people returned home from the Chuseok holiday. The country reported an all-time high number of daily cases for the second consecutive day by adding 3,273, including 3,245 local infections, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea confirmed 2,924 additional COVID-19 cases for 21 hours through 9 p.m. Friday, an all-time high for that time. It is almost certain that the daily count will surpass 3,000 for the first time in an announcement to be made on Saturday morning. A total of 2,924 additional [...]