officials, paula, is that the main bulk. these new numbers are in the people who are in their 20s and 30s. now, we re not seeing the level of hospitalizations and the number of deaths rise in tandem with these significant rises in new cases. so that shows that obviously, the elder generation, over 60, have for the large part been vaccinated. at this point, under 50s are still not eligible to be vaccinated in south korea so there s a real rush to vaccinate as many as possible. health officials say they re well aware the delta variant is to blame in part and, in great part, in fact, and has a significant presence now in south korea itself. seoul, the capital where they are being found at this point. 81% of the numbers are in the greater seoul area. and we heard from the mayor of seoul saying there will be
S Korea reports more than 800 new COVID-19 cases in 6 months on Friday
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S Korea reports more than 800 new COVID-19 cases on Friday; highest in six months
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