SEOUL, July 21, 2021, SPA -- Republic of Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hit a fresh high of over 1,700 on Wednesday as cluster infections continued to spread across the nation amid a fast rise of highly contagious delta variant cases, Yonhap reported. The country added 1,784 COVID-19 cases, including 1,726 local infections, raising the total caseload to 182,265, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The latest figure was the highest ever since the country confirmed the first case in January 2020. The daily caseload has remained above the 1,000 mark over the past two weeks due to the resurgence in the greater Seoul area, and it has been spreading across the nation despite the nation's vaccination drive. The country added one more COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 2,060. --SPA 15:57 LOCAL TIME 12:57 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1589289