North Korean news agency KCNA reports fewer than 200,000 cases of fever in 24 hours for the second day in a row.
167,650 other people showed symptoms of fever, one person died. The number of recorded deaths has risen to 68. More than 2.81 million infections have been officially confirmed. KCNA does not say how many of those affected have been tested for coronavirus infection.
Since the first confirmed cases of corona in North Korea on May 12, there has been growing concern about a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical care and a potential food crisis in the country of 25 million people. Pyongyang’s government has yet to respond to offers of aid from South Korea and the US.