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Number of severe COVID patients in South Korea reaches record high

Headlines 16:08 23 Nov, 2021

About 90% of people with severe illness are over 60 years old

Number of severe COVID patients in South Korea reaches record high

The number of severe and critical coronavirus patients in the Republic of Korea has reached 549 - the highest figure since the outbreak of the pandemic, Qazet.azinforms, citing TASS.

It is believed that this can lead to a shortage of hospital beds.

Yesterday, the country registered 2,698 new cases. About 90% of people with severe illness are over 60 years old.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 420,950 people have contracted COVID-19 in the country. Yesterday, 30 people died due to the virus.