Sharjah24 - WAM: South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the spread of the omicron variant has slowed down after peaking last month, Yonhap news agency reported.
The country reported 286,294 new COVID-19 infections, including 22 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 14,553,644, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said.
The death toll from COVID-19 came to 18,033, up 371 from Sunday, the KDCA said.