SEOUL, Sept 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 72,646 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 23,864,560, the health authorities said today.
The daily caseload was down from 85,540 the previous day and lower than 81,555 tallied a week ago, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 76,711. Among the new cases, 229 were imported, lifting the total to 61,071.
The number of infected people who were in serious condition stood at 493, down 28 from the previous day. Sixty-four more deaths were confirmed, bringing the death toll to 27,313. The total fatality rate was 0.11 percent.– NNN-YONHAP
