South Korean health authorities have reported another day of more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases as concerns mount over the rapid spread of Omicron ahead of the major Lunar New Year holiday.
A total of 6,769 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, the KDCA said Friday, including 287 imported from abroad.
The number of patients with severe COVID in ICUs decreased by 57 from the previous day to 431, while 21 more lives were taken by the virus.
The country has recorded a total of 719,269 cases and 6,501 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the KDCA.
