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
May 2022
18,103,638
24,176
Apr 2022
17,194,616
22,724
Mar 2022
13,375,818
16,590
Feb 2022
3,273,449
8,170
Jan 2022
864,042
6,772
Dec 2021
635,253
5,625
Nov 2021
452,350
3,658
Oct 2021
366,386
2,858
Sep 2021
313,773
2,497
Aug 2021
253,445
2,292
Jul 2021
199,787
2,098
Jun 2021
157,723
2,021
May 2021
140,799
1,963
Apr 2021
122,634
1,831
Mar 2021
103,639
1,735
Feb 2021
90,029
1,605
Jan 2021
78,508
1,425
Dec 2020
61,765
917
Nov 2020
34,652
526
Oct 2020
26,635
466
Sep 2020
23,889
415
Aug 2020
20,182
324
Jul 2020
14,336
301
Jun 2020
12,850
282
May 2020
11,503
271
Apr 2020
10,774
248
Mar 2020
9,887
165
Feb 2020
3,150
17
Jan 20 to 31, 2020
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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 December 22, 2024, 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 December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098721/south-korea-coronavirus-confirmed-and-death-number/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Cumulative monthly number of coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed and death cases in South Korea from January 20, 2020 to July 3, 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2023, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098721/south-korea-coronavirus-confirmed-and-death-number/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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/
