Seoul, February 06, 2022, SPA -- South Korea's daily virus cases hit another high Sunday, exceeding 38,000, as the highly transmissible omicron variant rages across the country following a holiday season, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country reported 38,691 new COVID-19 infections, including 38,502 local cases, raising the total to 1,009,688, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The death toll from COVID-19 came to 6,873, up 15 from Saturday. --SPA 10:42 LOCAL TIME 07:42 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1687968