A street near Pyongyang station is empty, May 24. Reuters-Yonhap

North Korea reported over 115,000 new suspected COVID-19 cases Wednesday, with the total number of "fever" cases surpassing 3 million.

More than 115,970 people showed symptoms of "fever" over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters.

The death toll remained the same at 68 as the North claimed to have no additional deaths reported for the second consecutive day.

The total number of cases since late April stood at more than 3.06 million as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, of which more than 2.74 million have recovered and at least 323,330 are being treated, it added.