COVID-19: South Korea’s new cases over 20,000 for second day amid eased rules
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed at over 20,000 for a second day on Wednesday as the country has eased COVID-19 rules.
This was to leave behind the pandemic that upended people’s lives for the past few years.
The country reported 26,147 cases, including 39 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,465,107, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
Wednesday’s tally exceeded the 23,515 cases the country reported a week ago.
The corresponding figure was 20,192 two weeks ago.
The country added 11 COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 34,634.
The number of critically ill patients came to 147, down three from the previous day, the KDCA said.
South Korea is set to lower the national crisis level for COVID-19 to alert from serious next month, thereby removing remaining antivirus measures.
This aligns with the World Health Organization’s declaration early this month that the COVID-19 global health emergency is over.
(Yonhap/NAN)
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