South Korea daily COVID-19 cases surpass 7,000 for 1st time

South Korea reported Wednesday that its daily COVID-19 case count surpassed 7,000 for the first time, with a gradual rise in the number of Omicron variant infections.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said 7,175 coronavirus cases were newly detected on Tuesday, marking a jump from 4,954 on Monday. The previous daily record was 5,352 set on Friday last week.The total number of recorded infections with the Omicron variant stood at 38 on Tuesday, up two from Monday.The number of critically ill patients also reached another record high of 840, accelerating concerns over the country…READ FULL ARTICLE