S.Korea reports 18,510 new COVID-19 cases
Oct 31, 2022
Seoul [South Korea], October 31: South Korea reported 18,510 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,557,309, the health authorities said Monday.
The daily caseload was down from 34,511 in the previous day, but it was higher than 14,296 tallied a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
For the past week, the daily average number of new cases was 35,116.
Among the new cases, 56 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 69,697.
The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 288, up 16 from the previous day.
Eighteen more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 29,176. The total fatality rate was 0.11 percent.
Source: Xinhua
