2 Omicron-linked deaths reported: officials
Health workers wearing protective gear prepare for public testing at a temporary COVID-119 screening clinic in Seoul, Dec. 31. AP-Yonhap
South Korea reported two deaths connected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Monday, the first fatalities here linked to the highly transmissible strain of the coronavirus.
The Health authorities in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, said two recently deceased coronavirus patients in the city, both in their 90s, tested positive for the Omicron variant posthumously.
The patients, who died last Monday and Wednesday, respectively, both tested positive for COVID-19 at a senior care hospital in the city at an earlier date.
They are reportedly the first deaths connected to the Omicron variant in the country. The health authorities are looking into the exact causes of the deaths. (Yonhap)