New COVID-19 Cases Jump to Over 73,000 as Subvariant Spreads

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs. The country reported 73,582 new COVID-19 infections, including 351 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,861,593, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]

S. Korea Reports Sharp Increase in New Coronavirus Cases

SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new coronavirus cases nearly tripled Monday from the previous day to about 70,500 amid a resurgence of infections and the fast spread of a highly contagious new omicron subvariant. As of 9 p.m., local governments had reported 70,497 additional cases, 2.81 times the number from the same [...]