SEOUL, Nov 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 100 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,653.
The daily caseload hovered above 100 for the third consecutive day, due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, as well as, imported cases.
Of the new cases, 32 were Seoul residents and 18 were people residing in Gyeonggi province. Twenty-nine were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 3,988.
Five more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 485. The total fatality rate stood at 1.75 percent.
A total of 131 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 25,160. The total recovery rate was 90.99 percent.
Since Jan 3, the country has tested more than 2.72 million people, among whom 2,668,452 tested negative for the virus, and 27,855 are being checked.– NNN-YONHAP
