392 New COVID-19 Cases... Total 75,084 Confirmed

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] It has been confirmed that the number of new domestic cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 392.

On the 24th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 392, bringing the total to 75,084. This is 39 fewer than the previous day (431 cases).

Recently, the number of new cases has been fluctuating around 400. After two consecutive days of 400-level cases on the 20th and 21st, 300-level cases on the 22nd, 400-level cases on the 23rd, the number dropped back to the 300-level on this day.

Of the new cases, 369 were locally transmitted and 23 were imported.

By region, there were 133 cases in Seoul, 99 in Gyeonggi, 25 in Incheon, 20 in Busan, and 17 each in Gwangju and Gyeongnam.

The number of COVID-19 cases has been gradually decreasing since reaching 1,240 on the 25th of last month. Except for the first two days of the new year, the number has remained below 1,000 throughout this year.

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