South Korea's daily increase in new crown confirmed cases exceeds 130,000, the number of severe cases hits a four-month high
South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 24th local time that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 139,339 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia within 24 hours, with a total of 22,588,640 confirmed cases; 63 new deaths and a total of 26,224 deaths.
The total number of severe cases is now 573, an increase of 86 from the previous day and the highest in four months.
South Korea's epidemic prevention department pointed out that although the number of daily confirmed cases in South Korea is currently decreasing, severe cases and deaths will continue to increase in the next 2 to 3 weeks.
The new semester of schools at all levels in South Korea is about to start. The Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters of South Korea pointed out that in order to cope with the outbreak of epidemics in schools after the start of school, the basic direction of school epidemic prevention management will be established, emphasizing compliance with basic epidemic prevention rules and maintaining sustainable prevention and management methods. , strengthen the management of vulnerable students, etc., and adhere to the offline teaching plan.