SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 88,000 on Wednesday, continuing the upward trend amid fears over a further spike in winter with one in every six people now having suffered reinfection. The country reported 88,172 new COVID-19 infections, including 69 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,390,646, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases hit over 87,000 on Tuesday, the largest number in more than three months, as the winter virus wave takes hold. The country reported 87,559 new COVID-19 infections, including 74 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 28,302,474, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 27,000 on Monday, rising from a week earlier, in a moderate virus uptrend that adds to uncertainty over the government’s push to lift the indoor mask-wearing rule by early next year. The country reported 26,622 new COVID-19 infections, including 81 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 Sunday due to fewer tests a day earlier amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season. The country reported 58,862 new COVID-19 infections, including 85 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,188,293, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season. The country reported 66,930 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,129,431, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 60,000 for the fourth straight day Friday amid lingering concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 66,953 new COVID-19 infections, including 82 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,062,679, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 70,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid lingering concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 70,154 new COVID-19 infections, including 38 from overseas, bringing the total to 27,995,726, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 80,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid lingering concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 84,571 new COVID-19 infections, including 73 from overseas, bringing the total to 27,925,572, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a three-month high on Tuesday amid looming concerns of another virus wave as the government mulls lifting the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 86,852 new COVID-19 infections, including 55 from overseas, bringing the total to 27,841,001, the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported more than 25,000 new COVID-19 cases Monday, the largest for a Monday in more than three months, amid concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate. The country reported 25,667 new COVID-19 infections, including 63 from overseas, bringing the total to [...]