SEOUL, May 23, 2021, SPA -- Republic of Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell below 600 again on Sunday, Yonhap reported. The country reported 585 more COVID-19 cases, including 570 local infections, raising the total caseload to 135,929, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The Republic of Korea reported 666 cases on Saturday and 561 on Friday. There were five additional virus deaths, raising the total to 1,931. The fatality rate came to 1.42 percent. The total number of people released from quarantine after making full recoveries was 125,881, up 849 from a day earlier. --SPA 15:29 LOCAL TIME 12:29 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1561086