Daily Covid cases in S. Korea fall below 4,000; Deaths at record highs

Seoul, Nov 25, : South Koreas coronavirus cases dropped below 4,000 on Thursday after reaching an all-time high of 4,115.

However, critical cases and deaths rose to new heights, raising concerns about the virus spreading ahead of another pandemic winterThe country reported 3,938 new Covid-19 infections, with 3,917 local infections.

This brings the total caseload to 429,000.Yonhap reported the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

Critically ill patients reached an all-time record 612, 26 more than the previous record set one day earlier.For the seven days ending Sunday, that figure was 498.The country lost 39 more people to Covid-19, the most since Julys fourth wave of the pandemic.The fatality rate was 0.79 percent.int/sh #Daily #Covid #Korea #fall.