Daily Virus Caseload Hits Another High, S. Korea Closer to Toughest Virus Curbs
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Medical employees work at a makeshift clinic in central Seoul on Dec. 16, 2020. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases hit another new high Wednesday in the face of alarming increases in cluster infections across the country, prompting health authorities to seriously consider adopting the toughest virus curbs.
The country added 1,078 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,054 local infections, raising the total caseload to 45,442, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
Wednesday’s daily caseload is higher than the previous record of 1,030 on Sunday, which was the first time for the number to breach the 1,000 mark.
Daily virus cases hit new high of 1,078
Posted : 2020-12-16 09:40
Updated : 2020-12-16 10:19
A woman receives a COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing site in central Seoul on Dec. 14. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
South Korea s daily new coronavirus cases hit another new high Wednesday in the face of alarming increases in cluster infections across the country, prompting health authorities to seriously consider adopting the toughest virus curbs.
The country added 1,078 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,054 local infections, raising the total caseload to 45,442, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
Wednesday s daily caseload is higher than the previous record of 1,030 on Sunday, which was the first time for the number to breach the 1,000 mark.