South Korea reported 561 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, following two days of more than 600 daily cases.
533 of Friday s cases were transmitted locally and close to 400 of them came from Seoul and the surrounding area. Cluster infections at hospitals in the capital and gatherings during the Lunar New Year holidays added to the tally.
Health authorities fear there could be another resurgence. The number of patients is rising as more people are getting COVID-19 tests now that the holidays are over There s a growing risk that the third wave of the virus, which had recently been on the decline, will resurge.