The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 23rd that 21,385 new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total to 31,569,468.
The number of new cases on this day increased by 14,587 from the previous day (6,798), which reflected the weekend effect. It decreased by 2,286 compared to a week ago on the 16th (23,671).
Among the new cases, 43 were imported from overseas. The number of critically ill patients hospitalized increased by 5 from the previous day to 164.
The number of new COVID-19 deaths was 15, bringing the total to 34,690 (fatality rate 0.11%).
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