The number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 140,000 in just one day, bringing the total to 335,980.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 9,36,540, and is expected to exceed 10 million within today.
The number of patients with severe serious illness decreased by 26 from the previous day to 1,104, and the death toll was 384, the second highest number since 429 on the 17th.
The cumulative death toll was 13,141, with a fatality rate of 0.13%.
As more than 1,000 patients with severe severe disease continue, the utilization rate of critically ill beds is 67.8% and that of semi-severe beds is 67.3%, approaching 70%.
Yesterday (21st), about 47,000 people a day received the third dose of the corona vaccine, and the inoculation rate is 63.2%.
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