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People wait in line to get tested for COVID-19 at a temporary screening center in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap News)

South Korea reported 1,805 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), 1,767 of the cases were transmitted domestically, while the remaining 38 were imported from overseas. The country’s cumulative total is now 228,657.

The greater Seoul area accounted for 1,107 of the domestic cases: 507 in Seoul, 509 in Gyeonggi Province and 91 in Incheon. The remaining 698 occurred throughout other parts of the country.

The number of patients in severe or critical condition increased by 12 to 366. The cumulative death toll increased by five to 2,178.

The KDCA also reported that 718,883 people received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, increasing the total number of first dose receivers to 2,378,511. The number of fully vaccinated people — whether by receiving two doses or a single dose vaccine — increased by 493,672 to 10,491,866.

By Seo Hye-mi, staff reporter

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