New cases over 2,000 for 4th day amid relaxed virus curbs
South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 2,000 for the fourth consecutive day Saturday as the country relaxed virus curbs under its "living with COVID-19" scheme that allows people to gradually return to normalcy.
The country reported 2,248 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,219 local infections, raising the total caseload to 377,712, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said.
Saturday's figure is down from 2,344 cases from the previous day but still substantially larger than this week's low of 1,589 on Tuesday.
The country's daily infection tally has been staying in the quadruple digits since July 7.
The death toll rose by 20 to 2,956. The daily number of deaths from COVID-19 has been at least 20 over the past three days. The fatality rate came to 0.78 percent.
Health authorities are worried about potential upticks in virus cases following the Halloween weekend after once-empty popular nightlife districts bustled again with young people.
The authorities implemented eased social distancing rules Monday under its "living with COVID-19" scheme after the country achieved its initial target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of the population.
Currently, private gatherings of up to 10 people are allowed in the capital area, regardless of vaccinations. Still, wearing a face mask indoors is mandatory.
While restrictions on multiuse facilities, such as restaurants, cafes and movie theaters, are fully lifted, nightlife establishments, such as bars and clubs, are required to implement the "vaccine pass" system where visitors have to show they have been fully vaccinated or have a negative test result.
The KDCA said 39.2 million people, or 76.5 percent of the country's population, have been fully vaccinated and 41.4 million, or 80.8 percent of the population, have received their first shots.
So far, 365,066 cases of suspected post-vaccination side effects have been reported, with 4,839 counted in the past three days, but 96.4 percent of the cases were mild symptoms, such as muscle pain and fever.
Of the new locally transmitted cases confirmed in the morning, Seoul reported 912 cases, with the surrounding Gyeonggi Province logging 687 cases and Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, 142 cases.
There were 29 cases from overseas, raising the cumulative total of imported cases to 15,223.
The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients came to 411, up 29 from a day earlier, the KDCA said. It is the first time since Aug. 31 that the number of COVID-19 patients in serious condition has surpassed 400.
To prepare for a possible surge in COVID-19 patients, the government on Friday issued an administrative order for medical facilities in the capital area to secure additional hospital beds.
(Yonhap)
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