S.Korea reports 114 new Covid-19 cases

Seoul, Sep 25 South Korea reported 114 new coronavirus cases on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 23,455.

The daily caseload stayed above 100 for three straight days due to the continued cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, reports Xinhua news agency.

Of the new cases, 56 were Seoul residents, 26 from Gyeonggi and 19 imported.

Two more deaths were confirmed, taking the death toll to 395.

Since January 3, the country has tested more than 2.28 million people, among whom 2,237,246 tested negative for the virus and 19,575 are being checked.

( With inputs from IANS )