Focus

South Korea's new Covid-19 serious cases hit 2-month high

01 Aug 2022 01:37pm
The growth in new infections led to the surge in the number of seriously ill patients. - 123rf Photo
The growth in new infections led to the surge in the number of seriously ill patients. - 123rf Photo
SEOUL - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients reached a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant.

The country added 44,689 new COVID-19 infections, including 436 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 19,820,739, Yonhap news agency reported the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

Monday's figure sharply fell from the previous day's 73,589 due mainly to fewer tests but is still larger than the 35,860 cases logged a week earlier, as the country has seen a resurgence of the virus, triggered by the spread of the omicron subvariant BA.5, the most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus.

The growth in new infections led to the surge in the number of seriously ill patients.

According to Yonhap, the country reported 287 critical cases Monday, the highest figure after May 18, when the tally stood at 313.
Related Articles:


The KDCA reported 21 deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 25,068. - BERNAMA

south korea
Covid 19
2 month high
More Like This
Bukit Aman Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Datuk Seri Khaw Kok Chin said during the raid, the couple were arrested along with three plastic packs of syabu weighing 83.15 grammes. - Photo by Bernama
Bukit Aman Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Datuk Seri Khaw Kok Chin said during the raid, the couple were arrested along with three plastic packs of syabu weighing 83.15 grammes. - Photo by Bernama
World Police cut meth pipeline to Indonesia with RM3 million drug bust in Sekinchan
The suspects led police to a house in Sungai Air Tawar where 91 plastic packages of syabu weighing 94.96 kilogrammes were found in the boot of a car.
A seagull flies past tourists standing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on a spring day in Sydney on September 20, 2024. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
A seagull flies past tourists standing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on a spring day in Sydney on September 20, 2024. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
World Heatwave driving elevated blackout risk in Australia's most populous state
AEMO issued blackout risk warnings for the state of New South Wales, including Sydney, from Tuesday through to Thursday with electricity demand expected to spike due to hot weather.
A woman enters a restroom located a floor below the US House of Represenatitves chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2024. - File photo by AFP
A woman enters a restroom located a floor below the US House of Represenatitves chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2024. - File photo by AFP
World Trump may dismiss 15,000 transgender people from US army under new law - Reports
The decree may be issued on the very first day of Trump's return to the White House, the publication said.
Illustrative purposes
Illustrative purposes
World French doctor uses Chinese robot to perform remote cancer surgery for patient in Morocco
The robotic arm in Morocco reproduced every command from the surgeon's console in Shanghai, removing the prostate tumor and completing the suturing process while preserving the vascular-nerve bundle and maximum length of the urethra.