New COVID-19 cases fall below 140,000 for 2nd day; deaths remain high
People wait in line to receive tests at a COVID-19 testing station in Seoul, March 1, when the country reported 138,993 new cases. Yonhap
South Korea recorded fewer than 140,000 new COVID-19 infections for the second consecutive day Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but virus-related deaths remained high due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 138,993 cases, including 138,935 local ones, raising the total caseload to 3,273,449.
The country reported 112 more COVID-19 deaths, slightly down from the previous day when virus-related fatalities reached their highest figure to date at 114. (Yonhap)