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Fri, May 20, 2022 | 12:22
Health & Science
New cases in 2,000s for 3rd day; resurgence in wider Seoul worrisome
Posted : 2021-10-08 10:07
Updated : 2021-10-08 10:07
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A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near the display of the Seoul logo in Seoul, Oct. 6. AP-Yonhap
A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near the display of the Seoul logo in Seoul, Oct. 6. AP-Yonhap

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for a third straight day Friday, following a long weekend, amid concerns over the spread of the pandemic ahead of another extended weekend.

The country added 2,176 more COVID-19 cases, including 2,145 local infections, raising the total caseload to 327,976, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

Daily infections rebounded to over 2,000 on Wednesday after falling below the 2,000 mark Monday and Tuesday due to fewer tests.

South Korea had reported more than 2,000 cases per day since Sept. 26, a day after daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time following the Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving.

The country added 10 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 2,554. The fatality rate stood at 0.78 percent.

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Health authorities remain on alert over further rises in new cases after another extended weekend ending Oct. 11 due to Hangeul Day, which celebrates the proclamation of the Korean alphabet.

For another two weeks starting Monday, South Korea extended the toughest social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area, home to half of the population of 51 million.

Since July 12, the greater Seoul area has been under the Level 4 measures, which include business restrictions and a ban on private gatherings of three or more people after 6 p.m.

With the country's vaccinations gathering pace, the government is considering a gradual shift to a phase of "living with COVID-19" around Nov. 9, under which COVID-19 is treated as an infectious respiratory disease, like seasonal influenza, with eased distancing being implemented.

The KDCA said 39.86 million people, or 77.6 percent of the population, have received their first shots of COVID-19 vaccines since Feburary when South Korea began its inoculation campaign. The number of fully vaccinated people stood at 29.22 million, or 56.9 percent.

Of the locally transmitted cases, Seoul reported 773 new cases, with Gyeonggi Province that surrounds the capital city reporting 753 cases and Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, reporting 125 cases.

The number of new imported cases came to 31, raising the total to 14,648.

The number of patients with serious symptoms across the country reached 377, up from 375 the previous day, the KDCA said.

The total number of people released from quarantine after making full recoveries was 292,091, up 3,269 from a day earlier. (Yonhap)



 
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