A total of more than 20 million new crown cases in South Korea

Xinhua News Agency, Seoul, August 3 (Reporter Lu Ruisun Yiran) South Korea ’s Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures reported on the 3rd that as of the 3rd, more than 119,000 new crowns had been added in South Korea for the past 3rd.It reached 20052305 cases.This means that about two -fifths of the Korean people have been infected with new coronal viruses.

According to reports, 26 new deaths were added on the 2nd, with a total of 25,110 deaths; 284 cases of severe severe disease.

Recently, the mutant new crown virus Omikon subtype BA.5 has accelerated spread in South Korea, causing a large rebound in the epidemic.The Central Epidemic Countermeasure Headquarters said on the 2nd that within a week from July 24th to 30th, the number of cases of BA.5 infected with newly confirmed cases in the country in the country accounted for 66.8%, which indicates that AustrianThe Mikrong subtype BA.5 has become the main popular strain in South Korea.

In addition, according to the latest data released by the Korean New Crown Vaccine Prevention and Promotion Regiment, as of the 3rd on the 3rd, 87%of South Korea's population completed two doses of new crown vaccination.Four -dose vaccine.

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