483 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed...Total Domestic Patients Reach 6,767 (Update)

On the 6th, citizens are purchasing masks at a pharmacy near Jongno 5-ga, Seoul. From this day forward, a duplicate purchase verification system has been established at pharmacies nationwide, requiring an ID to buy masks. The purchase limit per person has been reduced from 5 masks to 2 masks per person. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea increased by 483 on the 7th, bringing the total to 6,767.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the number of confirmed cases in the country increased by 483 compared to 4 p.m. the previous day. The additional patients in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions totaled 455, accounting for 94.2% of all new cases.

By region, the additional cases were 390 in Daegu, the highest number, followed by Gyeongbuk (65), Gyeonggi (10), Gyeongnam (5), Chungbuk (5), Seoul (3), Chungnam (2), Busan (1), Sejong (1), and Gangwon (1).

The number of patients who were declared recovered and released from isolation increased by 10 from the previous day to 118. The death toll rose by 2 during the same period to 44.

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