South Korea’s Covid Cases Hit Record High

Seoul, Feb 5: South Korea’s daily number of Covid-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said on Saturday.

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 36,362 more cases of Covid-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 971,018. The daily caseload was up from 27,443 in the previous day, surpassing 36,000 for the first time. The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 269, up 12 from the previous day. Twenty-two more deaths were confirmed, leaving the toll at 6,858. The total fatality rate was 0.71 per cent.