Distribution of COVID-19 imported cases South Korea 2023, by region of origin

As of May 8, 2023, around 54 percent of roughly 78 thousand imported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) into South Korea came from Asian countries excluding China. Korea faced a fourth wave fueled by the delta and omicron variants in 2022. The country has so far confirmed several million cases of COVID-19 infections including several thousand deaths. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

截至2023年5月8日，韩国进口的约7.8万例冠状病毒（COVID-19）病例中，约有54%来自中国以外的亚洲国家。韩国在2022年遭遇了由德尔塔和奥密克戎变体引发的第四波疫情。截至目前，该国已确认数百万例COVID-19感染病例，其中包括数千人死亡。如需进一步了解冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行的情况，请访问我们的专门事实与数据页面。