According to local time 12 of South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters, as of 0: 00 on the same day, South Korea added 383,665 confirmed cases of COVID-19 compared with 0: 00 on the previous day, the highest increase in a single day since the outbreak of the Korean epidemic. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in COVID-19 also exceeded 6 million, reaching 6,206,277.
The South Korean government originally predicted that the outbreak of Omicron would peak around the 22nd of this month, when the newly confirmed cases would fluctuate between 295,000 and 372,000. However, on June 5438+02, the data exceeded the forecast range.
In addition, with the recent rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases in COVID-19, the number of deaths in COVID-19 and the number of severe cases in COVID-19 are also on the rise. According to the statistics of 12, compared with the previous day's 0: 00, the death toll in COVID-19 was 269, with a total of 10 144. This is the first time that the cumulative death toll has exceeded 10,000 since the first confirmed case in COVID-19 was discovered in Korea on June 20th, 2020.
South Korean President Moon Jae in posted a message on social media 12, expressing deep condolences. Ten thousand cases are not only a number, but also ten thousand precious beings. He hoped that all of us would cherish the memory of the deceased, relive the value of human dignity, and extend deep sympathy and condolences to the survivors. He also said that the government will not only do its best to protect people's lives from the influence of COVID-19, but also work with other countries in the world to fight the epidemic and make full preparations for a rainy day.