As of May 8, 2023, around 54 percent of roughly 78 thousand imported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) into South Korea came from Asian countries excluding China. Korea faced a fourth wave fueled by the delta and omicron variants in 2022. The country has so far confirmed several million cases of COVID-19 infections including several thousand deaths.
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Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (May 8, 2023). Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin." Chart. May 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Distribution of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Imported Cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/ (last visited December 11, 2024)
Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) imported cases in South Korea as of May 8, 2023, by region of origin [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, May 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111488/south-korea-coronavirus-iimported-cases-by-region/