COVID-19 677 New Cases Yesterday... Second Consecutive Day in the High 600s
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases recorded in the high 600s on the 10th.
The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on that day, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 677, bringing the total to 108,945. This is 6 more than the previous day's 671 cases, marking the second consecutive day with cases in the 600s.
Among the new confirmed cases on that day, 662 were locally transmitted and 15 were imported. The number of locally transmitted cases has remained in the 600s for four consecutive days, following 653, 674, and 644 cases on the 7th to 9th, respectively.
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While the '3rd wave' that began in mid-November last year has not completely subsided, the situation has entered the early stage of the 4th wave. The daily new confirmed cases over the past week from the 4th to that day were 543 → 473 → 478 → 668 → 700 → 671 → 677.
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