New COVID-19 Cases 9,934... 951 Fewer Than a Week Ago (Update)
On the 15th, when the government announced the additional lifting of the mask-wearing mandate in most public places, including buses and subways, starting from the 20th, citizens wearing masks were passing through the ticket gates at Yeouido Station in the Seoul subway. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original imageAs of midnight on the 16th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters reported 9,934 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 30,672,163.
The number of new cases on this day decreased by 951 compared to 10,885 cases reported a week earlier on the 9th.
The number of critically ill patients hospitalized was 146, down by 1 from the previous day. The death toll was 17, a decrease of 7 from the previous day.
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As the decline in the COVID-19 outbreak continues, the government has decided to lift the indoor mask mandate on public transportation starting from the 20th.
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