SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 150,000 Tuesday after declining over the previous five days, with health authorities staying vigilant against the resurgence of the omicron subvariant. The country added 150,258 new COVID-19 infections, including 504 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,449,475, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases fell for the fifth consecutive day Monday, as authorities remained vigilant against the highly contagious omicron subvariant during the summer vacation season. The country added 59,046 new COVID-19 infections, including 406 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,299,377, the Korea Disease Control [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 110,000 on Sunday, but the daily caseload fell from a week ago in a possible sign that the omicron-fueled summer wave could be slowing down. The country added 110,944 new COVID-19 infections, including 396 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,240,331, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 130,000 Saturday, but the daily number of deaths reached a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 129,411 new COVID-19 infections, including 492 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,129,387, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 140,000 on Friday, but daily deaths reached more than a three-month high amid the continued virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 138,812 new COVID-19 infections, including 465 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 22,000,037, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 170,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country is experiencing a new virus wave amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 178,574 new COVID-19 infections, including 633 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a four-month high on Wednesday following the extended weekend amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 180,803 new COVID-19 infections, including 567 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 21,682,816, according to the Korea Disease [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 infections hit the highest level in four months late Tuesday, as a highly contagious omicron subvariant continued to spread around the country amid the summer travel season. Health authorities had confirmed a total of 175,765 new infections nationwide as of 9 p.m., the highest since [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 for the first time in seven days Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country reported 62,078 new COVID-19 infections, including 396 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases dropped for the fourth straight day Sunday, but the number of seriously ill patients hit an over three-month high amid the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 119,603 new COVID-19 infections, including 460 cases from overseas, bringing the total [...]