(LEAD) coronavirus-cases(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases drop for 1st time in 2 months(ATTN: UPDATES with detailed figures in paras 2-4) SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases dropped last week to snap seven consecutive weeks of growth, government data showed Monday, encouraging health authorities to resume their plans to lift all virus curbs. The country reported a daily average of 40,400 new infections for the week of Aug. 15-21, down 17.7 percent from 49,000 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

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