S. Korea Reports 524 More COVID-19 Cases, 70,728 In Total
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 14, 2021 | 12:08 PM
South Korea reported 524 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 70,728
SEOUL (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jan, 2021 ) :South Korea reported 524 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 70,728.
The daily caseload stayed below 600 for three straight days, but it hovered above 100 since Nov. 8 owing to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as well as imported cases.
Of the new cases, 131 were Seoul residents and 162 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.
Twenty-eight were imported, lifting the combined figure to 5,842.
Ten more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 1,195. The total fatality rate stood at 1.69 percent.
A total of 1,136 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 55,772. The total recovery rate was 78.85 percent.
The country tested more than 4.92 million people, among whom 4,684,889 tested negative for the virus and 169,742 are being checked.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
UAF celebrates Int'l Chinese Language Day
More Stories From World
-
Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform
49 minutes ago -
NATO must choose 'whether we indeed are allies': Zelensky
49 minutes ago -
US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package
49 minutes ago -
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
1 hour ago -
IMF calls on EU to deepen single market integration to boost growth
1 hour ago -
Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
1 hour ago
-
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred
2 hours ago -
Man sets self on fire outside Trump trial
2 hours ago -
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
4 hours ago -
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
4 hours ago -
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
4 hours ago -
Ecuador mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
4 hours ago