SEOUL, South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, as health authorities keep a tight vigilance with the extension of strict social distancing measures for three more weeks.
The country added 4,423 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,077 local infections, raising the total caseload to 687,984, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The country reported 22 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 6,281, according to the health authorities. The fatality rate came to 0.91 percent.
The number of imported cases was tallied at 346, down from a daily high of 409 reported Friday.
The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients came to 626.
Source: Yonhap News Agency