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.
The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed one million COVID-19 deaths, according to data compiled by American broadcast television network, NBC News.
The NCDC said that the country’s active cases stood at 9,164 as of October 22.
“To date, more than 136,335 people have recovered from COVID-19 and discharged.”
The agency also reported 464 new COVID-19 infections from 21 states and the FCT in the past 24 hours.
NCDC stated that the new infections were registered across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the past 24 hours.
New strains of the contagion are spreading rapidly as Africa gears up for its largest-ever vaccination drive.
