SEOUL, Dec 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 950 more cases of COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. today local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 41,736.
The daily caseload marked an all-time daily high, surpassing the previous high of 909 tallied on Feb 29.
The daily number of infections grew in triple digits for 35 days since Nov 8, due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, as well as, imported cases.
The recent cluster infections were traceable to church services, nursing homes, private schools, restaurants as well as, among acquaintances and families.
Of the new cases, 359 were Seoul residents and 268 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.
Twenty-two were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 4,864.
Six more deaths were confirmed, making the death toll at 578. The total fatality rate stood at 1.38 percent.
A total of 336 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 31,493.– NNN-YONHAP
