S.Korea Reports 28,130 New COVID-19 Cases
Muhammad Irfan Published May 19, 2022 | 12:50 PM
South Korea reported 28,130 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,889,849, the health authorities said Thursday
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th May, 2022 ) :South Korea reported 28,130 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,889,849, the health authorities said Thursday.
The daily caseload was down from 31,352 in the previous day and lower than 35,896 tallied a week ago, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The health authorities believed that the daily caseload has been on the decline following the Omicron variant-driven resurgence, which may have peaked in the middle of March.
Among the new cases, 15 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 32,414.
The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 274, down 39 from the previous day.
A total of 40 more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 23,842. The total fatality rate was 0.13 percent.
The number of people who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines was 44,565,554 or 86.8 percent of the total population, and the figure for those getting booster jabs was 33,244,663 or 64.8 percent of the population.
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