SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the second straight day Friday, 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 128,714 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total caseload to 21,111,840, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day, but new deaths climbed to a three-month high amid the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 137,241 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached a four-month high Wednesday, as the nation grapples with the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country added 151,792 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since April 13, when it reported 195,387 cases, bringing the total [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a nearly four-month high Tuesday amid a resurgence of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron subvariant. The country added 149,897 new COVID-19 infections, the highest since April 13 when the tally hit 195,387, bringing the total caseload to 20,694,239, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Monday for the first time in a week on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients remained at a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the sixth straight day on Sunday as infections stayed high amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant and increased movement encouraged by eased social curbs and summer vacation. The country added 105,507 new COVID-19 infections, including 484 from overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — About one out of eight mid-aged people in South Korea has borrowed money due to economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey of 3,923 people by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 12.5 percent of people in their 40s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained over 100,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday as the country battles a new wave of infections fueled by a highly infectious omicron subvariant. The country added 110,666 new COVID-19 infections, including 573 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,383,621, the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000 for the fourth straight day Friday amid a wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant. The country added 112,901 new COVID-19 infections, including 497 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,273,011, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 100,000 for the third straight day Thursday amid a fresh wave of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant. The country added 107,894 new COVID-19 infections, including 435 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 20,160,154, the Korea Disease Control and [...]