SEOUL, July 24, 2021, SPA -- The Republic of Korea's daily new coronavirus cases remained above 1,600 Saturday, Yonhap reported. The country added 1,629 COVID-19 cases, including 1,573 local infections, raising the total caseload to 187,362, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The latest tally was down from 1,630 on Friday and a record high of 1,842 on Thursday, when 270 infected members of the 301-strong Cheonghae Unit on an anti-piracy mission off Africa were counted. The country added two more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 2,068. --SPA 16:19 LOCAL TIME 13:19 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1590273