S.Korea Reports 5,022 New COVID-19 Cases

S.Korea Reports 5,022 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jun 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 5,022 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,168,708, the health authorities said today.

The daily caseload was down from 9,835 the previous day, and lower than 6,135 tallied a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 11,759.

Among the new cases, 17 were imported, lifting the total to 33,029.

The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 129, down seven from the previous day.

A total of 21 more deaths were confirmed, bringing the death toll to 24,279. The total fatality rate was 0.13 percent.– NNN-YONHAP  

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