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South Korea posted a sharp increase in coronavirus cases on Wednesday as it struggles to tame a fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new strains of virus variants.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea posted a sharp increase in its coronavirus cases on Wednesday as it struggled to tame its fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new virus variants strains.
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site which is temporarily set up at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Heo Ran
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,725 cases for Tuesday, up by more than 500 from a day before, as more tests were conducted after the weekend.
Total infections rose to 203,926, with 2,106 deaths.
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South Korea sees spike in COVID-19 cases amid vacations, spread of new variants
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line for COVID-19 test at a testing site which is temporarily set up at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, on Jul 9, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/ Heo Ran)
04 Aug 2021 03:21PM (Updated:
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SEOUL: South Korea posted a sharp increase in its coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Aug 4) as it struggled to tame its fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new virus variants strains.
Wednesday, 04 Aug 2021 03:42 PM MYT
People wait in line for a Covid-19 test at a testing site, temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea July 7, 2021. Reuters file pic
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SEOUL, Aug 4 ― South Korea posted a sharp increase in its coronavirus cases today as it struggled to tame its fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new virus variants strains.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,725 cases for yesterday, up by more than 500 from a day before, as more tests were conducted after the weekend.