The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded a record low of 5,000.
The number of patients with severe cases was also 700, the highest since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Jeon Hae-cheol, 2nd Deputy Director of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said in a remark on the main script, "The number of confirmed cases today is expected to reach the low 5,000 level." It is rising and waiting for assignment is also increasing,” he said.
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