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Seoul reports new daily record high of 1,760 COVID-19 infections

People queue in line to wait for the coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, Nov. 24. AP-YonhapThe city of Seoul reported 1,760 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the most the capital has reported since the onset of the pandemic, health officials said. The total, which tallied all new cases confirmed in Seoul a day earlier, is 25 cases more than the previous record high of 1,735 posted just a day ago. It also marks a steep rise from the daily tally of 1,429 from a week earlier. Of the total, only three were imported cases. The capital city has been constantly renewing its daily COVID-19 infection record on the back of the virus resurgence across the nation following the enforcement of the first phase of the "living with COVID-19" scheme early this month.Having stayed in the three-digit numbers in late October, the daily tally surpassed 1,000 in early November to set a then record high of 1,436 for Nov. 16 and has renewed the record twice since then. The accumulated tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital came to 146,406 as of early Thursday, with its death toll r

Nov 25, 2021
Seoul reports new daily record high of 1,760 COVID-19 infections
  • Coronavirus: Daily critical cases, deaths at record highs

Coronavirus: Daily critical cases, deaths at record highs

People queue in line to wait for the coronavirus testing at a makeshift testing site in Seoul, Nov. 24. AP-YonhapSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 4,000 on Thursday, a day after hitting an all time-high of 4,115. But critical cases and deaths climbed to fresh highs, fueling worries about the virus spread ahead of another pandemic winter.The country reported 3,938 new COVID-19 cases, including 3,917 local infections, raising the total caseload to 429,002, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).Critically ill patients hit an all-time high of 612, up 26 from the previous record set a day earlier. The same figure averaged 498 for the seven days ending Sunday.The country added 39 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number since the start of the fourth wave of the pandemic in July, bringing the death toll to 3,401, with the fatality rate standing at 0.79 percent.Daily infections soared as the government began easing virus restrictions on Nov. 1 for a gradual return to pre-pandemic life under the three-phase "living with COVID-19" scheme.South Ko

Nov 25, 2021
Coronavirus: Daily critical cases, deaths at record highs
  • Seoul reports new daily record high of 1,760 COVID-19 infections

Korea confirms 1st fetal COVID-19 death

gettyimagesbankSouth Korean health authorities said Wednesday that a fetus has died of COVID-19 in the first case in the country.A 24-week pregnant woman delivered the stillborn baby Monday, four days after being confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).The fetus tested positive for COVID-19 after the birth, the authorities said.Earlier in the day, the KDCA announced that the country added 35 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest number since the start of the fourth wave of the pandemic in July, bringing the death toll to 3,363.The KDCA later excluded the fetal death from the daily death toll, bringing the accumulated death toll to 3,362. (Yonhap)

Nov 24, 2021
Korea confirms 1st fetal COVID-19 death
  • Concerns over COVID infection growing among pregnant women

Daily infections, critical cases soar to all-time highs

Medical workers in full protective gear care for COVID-19 patients at an intensive care unit of a COVID-only hospital in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 23. YonhapSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases and critical cases soared to all-time highs Wednesday, prompting the government to consider imposing an emergency COVID-19 response plan just weeks after easing social distancing rules under the "living with COVID-19" scheme.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum urged health authorities to beef up containment measures, saying the country is facing the first hurdle in its move back toward normalcy and the Seoul metropolitan area, home to half of the country's 52 million population, is in an urgent situation.The country reported 4,116 new COVID-19 cases, including 4,088 local infections, raising the total caseload to 425,065, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).This marked the highest since the country reported its first confirmed coronavirus case in January last year. It also broke the previous daily record of 3,292 reported last Thursday.The number of critically

Nov 24, 2021
Daily infections, critical cases soar to all-time highs

Capital area in urgent situation, must consider emergency COVID-19 response plan: PM

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum puts on his mask during a COVID-19 response meeting in Sejong, Nov. 24. YonhapPrime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Wednesday the country's virus situation seems to be worse than expected, especially in the capital area, urging health authorities to beef up containment measures. Kim pointed out that the Seoul metropolitan area, home to half of the country's population, is in an urgent situation and needs to consider imposing an emergency COVID-19 response plan based on health authorities' virus risk assessment. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, health authorities and local governments had reported 3,573 new COVID-19 cases, already surpassing the previous all-time high of 3,292 reported on Nov. 18. The number of new COVID-19 cases to be announced Wednesday morning is expected to surpass 4,000. (Yonhap)

Nov 24, 2021
Capital area in urgent situation, must consider emergency COVID-19 response plan: PM

Critical COVID-19 cases hit all-time high

gettyimagesbankSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 3,000 for the second straight day Tuesday, but the number of critically ill patients hit an all-time high, raising concerns over a shortage of hospital beds for treatment.The country reported 2,699 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,685 local infections, raising the total caseload to 420,950, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).This marked the second straight day that the daily infections remained below 3,000. The figure still has remained in the quadruple digits since July 7.The country added 30 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 3,328, with the fatality rate standing at 0.79 percent. The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients hit an all-time high of 549, up 34 from a day earlier, breaking the previous record of 522 reported last Wednesday. The figure has remained over 500 for four days in a row. Nearly 90 percent of the critical cases were reported among those aged 60 and older.The government is currently struggling to secure enough hospital beds for treatment, especi

Nov 23, 2021
Critical COVID-19 cases hit all-time high
  • Korea grapples with hospital bed crisis

Korea grapples with hospital bed crisis

Medical workers at Seoul Medical Center in Jungnang District, Seoul, monitor coronavirus patients hospitalized in intensive care units, Nov. 15. YonhapKDCA assesses COVID-19 risk level in the capital area as 'very high'By Lee Hyo-jin Korea is grappling with a shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients due to a surge in the numbers of daily new infections and critically ill patients amid the government's gradual phase-out of social distancing measures. Hospital beds are filling up rapidly especially in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area, forcing patients to wait for more than a day for hospitalization. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as of Sunday, 907 patients in the greater capital area had been waiting for more than one day, the highest number since the outbreak of the pandemic here.Of them, more than half, or 466 patients, were aged 70 or older, while 440 patients had underlying health conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes. One patient was a pregnant woman.Among them, 137 people had been waiting for more than four days to be hospitaliz

Nov 22, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Korea grapples with hospital bed crisis
  • Critical COVID-19 cases hit all-time high

In-person classes fully resume at schools nationwide amid virus resurgence

Students greet each other on their way to class at an elementary school in Seoul's Yongsan district on the first day of the full resumption of in-person school attendance, Nov. 22. YonhapIn-person school classes fully resumed across South Korea on Monday in line with the country's "living with COVID-19" scheme.All kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools welcomed students without anyone left behind for remote-learning for the first time since schools switched to learning from home or classes being held in shifts since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.The full reopening of schools came after the country kicked off the first stage of "living with COVID-19" aimed at gradually bringing the nation back to pre-pandemic normalcy earlier this month. The government scheduled the reopening of schools for after last week's College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). At Yumchang Middle School in Seoul's Gangseo district, students of each class year were ushered into the school building through different entrances on the first day of the in-person class resumption due to ling

Nov 22, 2021
In-person classes fully resume at schools nationwide amid virus resurgence
  • Daily infections fall below 3,000, country's guard up as in-person classes resume

Daily infections fall below 3,000, country's guard up as in-person classes resume

Students arrive at their junior high school in Incheon,Nov. 22, as in-person school classes at all kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools across the country resumed the same day for the first time since the pandemic broke out nearly two years ago. YonhapSouth Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 3,000 for the first time in six days Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns remain high over a virus resurgence amid eased social distancing rules and this week's full-fledged reopening of schools.The country reported 2,827 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,086 local infections, raising the total caseload to 418,252, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).This marked the first time in six days that the daily infections have fallen below 3,000, though the figure has remained in the quadruple digits since July 7.Daily virus caseloads tend to decrease on weekends and holidays due to fewer virus tests.The country added 24 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 3,298, with the fatality rate standing at 0.79 percent. The nu

Nov 22, 2021
Daily infections fall below 3,000, country's guard up as in-person classes resume
  • In-person classes fully resume at schools nationwide amid virus resurgence

Schools cautiously resume in-person classes amid surging infections

Students at an elementary school in Dongnae District of Busan head to class, Sept. 6. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin All kindergartens and schools across the country will return to full-scale in-person classes from Monday, despite the continuous surge in daily COVID-19 infections and the number of critically ill patients. While the government has eased social distancing regulations from Nov. 1 under the first step of its three-phase plan on “returning to normalcy,” full resumption of students' in-person attendance has been pushed back until after the national college entrance exam, which took place on Thursday.Although students in regions outside the Seoul metropolitan region returned to their classrooms from September, the full resumption of in-person classes in the capital region was postponed due to the unrelenting number of infections in the area.According to the Ministry of Education, 97 percent of schools in the greater Seoul area will be holding in-person classes from Monday. Other face-to-face activities, such as club meetings and field trips, will be expanded gradually dep

Nov 21, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Schools cautiously resume in-person classes amid surging infections
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