South Korea's New COVID-19 Cases Hit Fresh High of Nearly 40,000 amid Omicron Wave
Saudi Press Agency
Sunday 1443/7/5 - 2022/02/06
Seoul, February 06, 2022, SPA -- South Korea's daily virus cases hit another high Sunday, exceeding 38,000, as the highly transmissible omicron variant rages across the country following a holiday season, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The country reported 38,691 new COVID-19 infections, including 38,502 local cases, raising the total to 1,009,688, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The death toll from COVID-19 came to 6,873, up 15 from Saturday.
--SPA
10:42 LOCAL TIME 07:42 GMT
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