South Korea reports 1,842 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily increase – KDCA
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site which is temporarily set up at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo/File Photo
SEOUL — South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks amid rising infections nationwide fuelled by the more contagious Delta variant.
The latest numbers include 270 sailors on an anti-piracy navy destroyer patrolling the waters off Africa who were flown home on Tuesday after being infected with COVID-19.
Authorities are considering expanding the restrictions imposed for the capital Seoul and neighboring areas last week, as small clusters continue to emerge nationwide.
Some 64.3% of the 1,533 domestically transmitted cases came from regions beyond the greater Seoul area, the highest level since the country’s first COVID-19 wave erupted from a church in the southeastern city of Daegu.
The numbers for the Seoul metropolitan area have slightly dropped from more than 80% following restrictions such as a ban on gatherings of more than two people after 6 p.m.
South Korea’s total infections rose to 184,103 cases with 2,063 deaths, KDCA data showed.
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