The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o'clock on the 22nd, the number of new corona19 confirmed patients in Korea increased by 61, accumulating 23,106 people.
Following the last 20 days (82 people) and the previous day (70 people), it has maintained double digits for three consecutive days.
The number of new confirmed cases is also on a continuous decline.
Looking at the route of infection of 61 new confirmed cases on this day, 51 cases were local outbreaks and 10 were imported from overseas.
Earlier, the new confirmed cases recorded three digits for 37 consecutive days from the 14th of last month to the 19th of this month, when the collective infection in the metropolitan area began in earnest.