SEOUL, South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell to slightly under 1,800 Saturday, but the number of critical patients kept rising, while health authorities started to discuss special antivirus measures for the upcoming Chuseok holidays.
The country added 1,793 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,738 local infections, raising the total caseload to 246,951, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
Saturday’s tally compares with 1,811 on Friday, 1,882 on Thursday, 2,155 on Wednesday, 1,509 on Tuesday and 1,418 on Monday. Daily cases have stayed above 1,000 for 53 days in a row.
The country added 11 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 2,276, the KDCA said.
Source: Yonhap News Agency