New COVID-19 cases above 350,000 for 2nd day amid omicron wave

▲ Citizens wait in line to receive COVID-19 tests at a testing center in eastern Seoul on March 12, 2022. (Yonhap)

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New COVID-19 cases above 350,000 for 2nd day amid omicron wave

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases stayed above 350,000 for the second straight day Sunday as the country is grappling with the fast spread of the omicron variant.

The country reported 350,190 new COVID-19 infections, including 350,157 local cases, raising the total caseload to 6,556,453, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

The tally fell from an all-time high of 383,665 on Saturday due largely to less testing on the weekend.

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