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South Korea's new coronavirus infections remained in the 500s for the third consecutive day Friday as health authorities are set to finalize revamped social distancing rules from next month amid an accelerating vaccination campaign, Yonhap reports.
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The country reported 507 more infections, including 484 local infections, raising the total caseload to 150,238, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
The latest tally is slightly down from 545 Wednesday and 540 on Thursday. The country added two more deaths, raising the death toll to 1,996.
The coronavirus vaccination card of an elderly person in South Korea, seen at a vaccination center in southwestern Seoul on June 17, 2021.