SEOUL, Oct 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 77 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,775.
The daily caseload fell below 100 in three days, but the double-digit growth continued, due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, as well as, imported cases.
Of the new cases, 22 were Seoul residents and 32 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.
Eleven were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 3,627.
Two more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 457. The total fatality rate stood at 1.77 percent.
A total of 117 more patients were discharged from quarantine, after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 23,834. The total recovery rate was 92.47 percent.
Since Jan 3, the country has tested more than 2.54 million people, among whom 2,493,016 tested negative, and 21,888 are being checked.– NNN-YONHAP
