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This photo shows an underground shopping center at Gangnam Subway Station in southern Seoul that closed down in the afternoon on Saturday, after a confirmed coronavirus case was reported. - The Korea Herald/Asian News Network
SEOUL, Jan 10 (The Korea Herald/ANN): South Korea s new coronavirus cases remained at the 600 mark for the third consecutive day on Sunday as social distancing measures had a slight effect despite steady cluster infections.
The country added 665 more Covid-19 cases, including 631 local infections, raising the total caseload to 68,664, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The figure was slightly up from a one-month low of 641 on Saturday, the fewest daily infections since Dec. 8, when the country added 594 additional cases. The daily figure reached 674 on Friday.