On the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, a new corona expansion was added in the late 20,000 range.
The Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters announced that as of 0:00 today (21st), the number of corona confirmed cases increased by 27,654, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases was 29,982,905.
The number of new confirmed cases is 246 more than a day ago, but 9,000 fewer than a week ago on the 14th, continuing the decline.
Based on Saturday's announcement, it was the lowest in 13 weeks since last October 22nd.
Among the new confirmed cases, the number of imported cases was 85, a decrease of 9 from the previous day, and half of them were from China.
The number of severely ill patients in hospital is 436, down 17 from the previous day, and maintaining the 400 level for the fourth day, with a cumulative death toll of 33,185 and a cumulative fatality rate of 0.11 percent.
Previously, the government announced that from the 30th, the first Monday after the Lunar New Year holiday, the mandatory wearing of indoor masks will be adjusted as a recommendation, except for some facilities such as medical institutions, pharmacies, facilities vulnerable to infection, and public transportation.
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