SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 824 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number to 62,593.
The daily caseload fell below 900 in five days, due to fewer tests on the New Year’s holiday.
The daily number of infections hovered above 100 for 56 days since Nov 8, due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province.
The daily average number of confirmed cases for the past week was 956.
Of the new cases, 246 were Seoul residents and 222 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.
Thirty-six were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 5,446.
Twenty-five more deaths were confirmed, raising the death toll to 942. The total fatality rate stood at 1.50 percent.
A total of 625 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 43,578. The total recovery rate was 69.62 percent.
Since Jan 3, last year, the country tested more than 4.30 million people, among whom 4,060,819 tested negative and 179,387 are being checked.– NNN-YONHAP
