China News Service, March 15th. According to comprehensive Korean media reports, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 15th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea added 362,338 new confirmed cases of new crown compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 7,228,550 confirmed cases.
This is also the second time that the number of confirmed cases in South Korea has exceeded 350,000 in recent days.
According to the report, there were 1,196 new severe cases that day, exceeding 1,000 for 8 consecutive days.
There were 293 new deaths, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 10,888, with an average fatality rate of 0.15%.
Severe cases and deaths are the highest since the outbreak in South Korea.
It is reported that the number of confirmed cases in South Korea in a single day has exceeded 300,000 for four consecutive days.
The South Korean government had previously predicted that the outbreak caused by the Omicron strain would peak this week, with an average daily number of confirmed cases reaching 295,000 to 372,000, with severe cases remaining at around 2,000.