As of July 3, 2023, South Korea has confirmed a total of 32,256,154 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) within the country, including 35,071 deaths. South Korea's handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was initially widely praised, though the government's handling of vaccine distribution has been criticized. After the first wave lasted till April, Seoul and the metropolitan areas were hit hard by a few group infections during the second wave in August 2020. This was followed by a fourth wave, driven by the delta variant and low vaccination rates, leading to rising figures. Though the country has since achieved high vaccination rates, the omicron variant led to record new daily cases in 2022.
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Cumulative monthly number of coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed and death cases in South Korea from January 20, 2020 to July 3, 2023
MM/DD/YY
Confirmed (incl. deaths)
Deaths
Jul 2023
32,256,154
35,071
Jun 2023
31,809,139
34,827
May 2023
31,285,910
34,534
Apr 2023
30,843,900
34,281
Mar 2023
30,526,012
33,988
Jan 2023
30,176,646
33,444
Dec 2022
29,059,273
32,156
Nov 2022
27,098,734
30,506
Oct 2022
25,538,799
29,158
Sep 2022
24,769,101
28,406
Aug 2022
23,327,897
26,876
Jul 2022
19,820,739
25,068
Jun 2022
18,368,857
24,555
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (July 3, 2023). Cumulative monthly number of coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed and death cases in South Korea from January 20, 2020 to July 3, 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098721/south-korea-coronavirus-confirmed-and-death-number/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Cumulative monthly number of coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed and death cases in South Korea from January 20, 2020 to July 3, 2023." Chart. July 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098721/south-korea-coronavirus-confirmed-and-death-number/
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Cumulative monthly number of coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed and death cases in South Korea from January 20, 2020 to July 3, 2023 [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, July 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098721/south-korea-coronavirus-confirmed-and-death-number/
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