As of August 28, 2023, the fatality rate of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea stood at around 1.7 percent among people aged 80 year and older. This made them the most vulnerable age group, followed by people in their seventies. After the first wave lasted till April and the second wave in August 2020, Korea faced a fourth wave fueled by the delta and omicron variants in 2022.
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Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 28, 2023). Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Fatality Rate of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Fatality rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
