S Korea reports 665 more COVID-19 cases

Seoul: South Korea on Sunday reported 665 more cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 68,664. The daily caseload stayed below 700 for three straight days, but it hovered above 100 for 63 days since November 8 due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, as well as imported cases, reports Xinhua news agency.The daily average number of confirmed cases for the past week was 774. Of the new cases, 179 were Seoul residents and 189 were people residing in Gyeonggi province. Thirty-four were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 5,727. Twenty-five more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 1,125. The total fatality rate stood at 1.64 per cent. (IANS)

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