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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 35,000 for 4th day amid omicron woes

By Yonhap

Published : Feb. 8, 2022 - 09:59

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People wait in line to get tested for the coronavirus in Songpa, eastern Seoul, on Monday. (Yonhap) People wait in line to get tested for the coronavirus in Songpa, eastern Seoul, on Monday. (Yonhap)
South Korea's new COVID-19 infections stayed at more than 35,000 cases for four days in a row Tuesday as the highly infectious omicron variant has become the country's dominant strain. 

The country reported 36,719 new COVID-19 infections, including 36,619 local cases, raising the total to 1,081,681, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

The accumulated virus caseload surpassed a grim milestone of 1 million on Sunday, two years after South Korea reported its first COVID-19 case.

Tuesday's tally is a twofold increase from the levels seen a week ago and more than a fourfold jump from two weeks ago, the KDCA said.

The death toll from COVID-19 came to 6,922, up 36 from Monday.

The fatality rate was 0.64 percent, down from 0.66 percent a day earlier.

The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients was 268, down two from a day earlier, the KDCA said. The number has stayed in the 200s range for 11 days in a row. (Yonhap)

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