S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop as pandemic slows

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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop as pandemic slows

SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases inched down Saturday as the country works to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.

The country added 12,048 COVID-19 infections, including 41 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,153,851, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

The daily tally is down from 12,542 on Friday.

Daily infections have shown a downward trend after posting an all-time high of over 620,000 in mid-March.

The death toll came to nine, down from 17 the previous day, with the fatality rate at 0.13 percent. The number of critically ill patients stood at 141, down from 160 the previous day, the KDCA said.

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