SEOUL, July 22, 2021, SPA -- The Republic of Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hit a fresh high of over 1,800 on Thursday with mass infections from a virus-hit naval unit, Yonhap reported. The country added 1,842 COVID-19 cases, including 1,533 local infections, raising the total caseload to 184,103, 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, breaking the previous record of 1,784 on Wednesday. Thursday's imported cases included 270 patients from the 301-member Cheonghae unit, which conducted an anti-piracy mission in waters off Africa, bringing the total number of such cases to a record high of 309. It is the first time that the nation's imported cases surpassed 100. The country added three more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 2,063. --SPA 15:52 LOCAL TIME 12:52 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1589576