[Breaking] 657 New COVID-19 Cases Amid 'New Year Holiday Impact'... 20 Additional Deaths, Total 962
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the 3rd, there were 657 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 63,244.
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Among the new confirmed cases on that day, 641 were locally transmitted and 16 were imported. The occurrence of mid-600s new cases is due to a significant decrease in the number of diagnostic tests conducted during the New Year holiday (January 1?3) compared to the previous weekdays. The death toll increased by 20, reaching a total of 962.
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