S. Korea reports record high number of critical cases

South Korea’s health authorities reported that over the past 24 hours 1,025 new critical coronavirus cases have been identified, marking a new pandemic record for the country.

At the same time, the number of new cases in the country increased by 6,236 bringing the total number of cases to 565,100.

Lastly, 78 individuals died as a result of the coronavirus. This means that the total COVID death toll now stands at 4,722.

Baha Breaking the News (BBN) / OL