South Korean health officials announced today that as of midnight Monday, 5,202 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed and another 52 patients had died due to complications of COVID-19.
The new coronavirus pandemic in the Southeast Asian country has reached 4,828 deaths since January 2020 out of a total of 575,615 confirmed infections, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The mortality rate remained at 0.84%.
Cases decreased slightly from the previous one (5,318), staying below the 6,000 mark for a second day.
The number of critically ill patients, however, increased to 1,022 (+25 in 24 hours).
49 cases of the Omicron variant have been identified; a total of 227 have been reported, with 157 due to transmission to the community.
As part of the immunization campaign, which began on 26 February, 84.9% of the population (52 million) had received the first dose of vaccine, 82% had been fully vaccinated, and 24.1% had received a third, booster dose. according to the latest KDCA data.
As the rapid rise in infections and repeated deaths have forced the government to reinstate measures such as closing shops from 9pm and other restrictions, such as reducing the number of people who can attend public and private gatherings. at 4 until at least January 2, many stores, especially in the catering sector, are afraid of being destroyed.
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