On the 21st local time, according to statistics from the South Korean health department, South Korea added 71,170 new confirmed cases of the new crown throughout the day on the 20th. The cumulative number of new coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 19 million, accounting for about 37% of the total population of South Korea; the cumulative death toll was 24,794. , the fatality rate was 0.13%.
Since the beginning of this year, with the rapid spread of the mutant strain of Omicron, South Korea has experienced an unprecedented outbreak. The maximum number of new infections in a single day exceeded 600,000, and the number of daily confirmed infections was the highest in the world for several consecutive months. one.
Subsequently, the spread of the epidemic has slowed down, but recently, with the rapid spread of the new subspecies of Omicron, the epidemic in South Korea is experiencing a new round of rapid spread.
Experts predict that this round of transmission may once again see 200,000 to 300,000 new diagnoses in a single day, and the Korean medical and health system must prepare in advance.