SEOUL, Jan. 31, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – South Korea reported 355 more cases of
COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total
number of infections to 78,205.
The daily caseload fell below 400 in five days due to a lower number of
tests during the weekend.
The daily number of infections hovered above 100 since Nov. 8 owing to
small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as
well as imported cases.
Of the new cases, 98 were Seoul residents and 107 were people residing in
Gyeonggi province.
Thirty cases were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to
6,308.
Six more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 1,420. The total
fatality rate stood at 1.82 percent.
A total of 757 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making
full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 67,878. The total recovery
rate was 86.79 percent.
The country tested more than 5.64 million people, among whom 5,413,065
tested negative for the virus and 149,550 are being checked.