The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far The Associated Press © Lee Jin-man People wearing face masks walk near a banner displaying precautions against the coronavirus in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
SEOUL, South Korea South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the pandemic began.
Officials also reported 1,046 new confirmed coronavirus infections Tuesday, taking the total caseload to 58,725, with 859 deaths.
South Korea s previous daily high for COVID-19 deaths was 24, reported on both Dec. 21 and Dec. 22.
Some observers say surging fatalities reflect an increase in cluster infections at nursing homes and long-term care centers where elderly people with underlying health problems stay.
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US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations with more than 121K admitted Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com and Associated Press © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
The United States has reported more than 121,000 hospitalizations - the highest since the start of the pandemic.
According to the COVID Tracking Project, US health officials recorded 121,235 hospitalizations due to the virus on Monday.
The staggering number also marked the 27th consecutive day that the US has surpassed 100,000 hospitalizations.
In the last six days, hospitalizations were as follows: 119,463 on December 23, 120,151 on December 24, 118,948 on Christmas Day, 117,344 on December 26, 118,720 on December 27 and 121,235 on December 28.
As of Monday night, the US has reported more than 19.2 million coronavirus cases, and 334,830 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.