The nation added more than 21-thousand new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the largest daily count since late January. 

The Central Disease Control Headquarters said on Tuesday that 21-thousand-681 infections were reported throughout Monday, including 35 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to over 31 million-307-thousand.

The figure is the largest since January 28 when it posted 23-thousand-591, indicating a clear uptick in infections. The tally rose by nearly six-thousand from a week ago and 68-hundred from two weeks ago. 

The daily average for the past week was tallied at 16-thousand-479.

The number of hospitalized patients for intensive care increased by five from a day ago to 142.

The death toll climbed by 14 to stand at 34-thousand-548, with the overall fatality rate remaining at zero-point-11 percent.