New infections fall below 20,000 for 1st time in 6 days
May 22, 2022
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 for the first time in six days on Sunday in a downward trend in virus cases amid the government's effort to move the country back to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 19,298 new infections, including 24 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,957,697, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The daily tally jumped to 35,104 cases on May 17 from the previous day's 13,290 but continued to