South Korea continues to see an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases amid a wave of Omicron infections. Hitting yet another milestone on Thursday, South Korea recorded over 6,00,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily spike the country has witnessed so far. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Thursday South Korea reported a record 6,21,328 new daily Covid-19 cases, and a daily record 429 deaths. The latest tally marks a 55 per cent surge in just one day.
With new infections, South Korea's overall caseload has mounted to 8,250,592, the KDCA said.