South Korea: Covid new cases
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The most recent value is 294118 new Covid cases as of March 2023, a decline compared to the previous value of 328946 new Covid cases. Historically, the average for South Korea from February 2020 to March 2023 is 811056 new Covid cases. The minimum of 703 new Covid cases was recorded in May 2020, while the maximum of 9961089 new Covid cases was reached in March 2022.
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- Measure: new Covid cases
- Source: Our World In Data
| Recent values | South Korea: New Covid cases per month |
|---|---|
| 2023 Mar | 294118 |
| 2023 Feb | 328946 |
| 2023 Jan | 1080266 |
| 2022 Dec | 1960987 |
| 2022 Nov | 1540172 |
| 2022 Oct | 819627 |
| 2022 Sep | 1549690 |
| 2022 Aug | 3470274 |
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Definition: The number of new confirmed COVID cases per month.
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covid new cases | 294,118 | 3/2023 | new Covid cases |
| Covid new cases per million | 5,676 | 3/2023 | new Covid cases per million people |
| Covid total cases | 30,800,000 | 3/2023 | total Covid cases |
| Covid total cases per million people | 594,802 | 3/2023 | cases per million |
| Covid new tests | 3,386,848 | 6/2022 | new Covid tests |
| Covid new tests per thousand | 65 | 6/2022 | new Covid tests per thousand people |
| Covid total tests | 100,000,000 | 6/2022 | total Covid tests |
| Covid total tests per thousand | 1,935 | 6/2022 | total tests per thousand people |
| Covid new vaccinations | 58,445 | 12/2022 | new Covid vaccinations |
| Covid total vaccinations | 130,000,000 | 12/2022 | total Covid vaccinations |
| Total vaccinations per hundred people | 250.21 | 12/2022 | Covid vaccinations per hundred people |
| People vaccinated against Covid | 44,800,000 | 3/2023 | total people vaccinated |
| Covid vaccinated people per hundred people | 86.48 | 3/2023 | Covid vaccinated people per hundred people |
| People fully vaccinated against Covid | 44,400,000 | 3/2023 | total fully-vaccinated people |
| Covid fully vaccinated people per hundred people | 85.68 | 3/2023 | Covid fully vaccinated people per hundred people |
| Covid new deaths | 267 | 3/2023 | new deaths from Covid |
| Covid new deaths per million | 5 | 3/2023 | new Covid deaths per million people |
| Covid total deaths | 34,255 | 3/2023 | total Covid deaths |
| Covid total deaths per million | 661 | 3/2023 | total Covid deaths |
| Covid reproduction rate | 0.96 | 1/2023 | rate |
| Stringency Index | 11 | 12/2022 | index |
| Covid positive rate | 0.09 | 6/2022 | rate |