SKorea reports 280,273 new Covid cases

Seoul, April 1 ( /Xinhua) South Korea reported 280,273 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 13,375,818, the health authorities said on Friday. The daily caseload was down from 320,743 in the previous day, falling below 300,000 in four days, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Of the new cases, 51,717 were Seoul residents, while 75,626 and 14,797 in Gyeonggi and Incheon respectively. Among the new cases, 48 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 31,106. The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 1,299. A total of 360 more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 16,590. The total fatality rate was 0.12 per cent. /XINHUA PRT

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