As the COVID-19 epidemic re-spreads at a rapid pace, close to 70,000 new confirmed cases have occurred.
As of 00:00 today (23rd), the number of new confirmed cases was 68,632, which was 2,000 fewer than the previous day, but it was the highest in 13 weeks as of Friday's announcement.
As the number of new cases continued to rise, the number of patients with severe cases doubled within a week.
The death toll stood at 31, the highest in 55 days, and those in their 80s or older accounted for 54%.
The number of confirmed cases in home treatment reached 329,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous day.