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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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Aug 2023, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
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: /statistics/1105088/south-korea-coronavirus-mortality-rate-by-age/
