According to Yonhap News Agency, on March 16, local time, the Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of South Korea announced that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 400,741 new confirmed cases of new crown infection compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 7,629,275 confirmed cases. The daily increase in cases increased by 38,412 from the previous day.
There were 164 new deaths in South Korea that day, a sharp decrease from the previous day, with a total of 11,052 deaths, with an average fatality rate of 0.14%.
In addition, there are 1,244 severe cases in South Korea, an increase of 48 cases from the previous day, and the total number has exceeded 1,000 for 9 consecutive days, constantly setting new records. South Korean experts expect the number of severe cases to reach 1,800 by March 23, a week later.