Seoul, April 18 : South Korea witnessed a 10-week low in new cases of coronavirus on Monday as number of Omicron cases receded amid the administration’s move to lift most pandaemic-related restrictions. The country added 47,743 new Covid-19 infections, including 14 cases from overseas, as its total caseload stood at 16,353,495, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Monday’s tally is slightly lesser than the 49,546 reported on February 9, when the omicron variant began rapidly spread across the country, Yonhap news agency reported. The virus peaked at 621,178 cases on March 17, and it has since been steadily dipping. Even a week back, the tally was 90,917. The overall toll is 21,224, with 132 new deaths. The government said it will decide whether to lift the outdoor mask mandate after closely monitoring trends over next two weeks. ING