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