Daily Covid-19 cases jump up to 73,582
![People wait in line to get tested at a testing center in Jin District, Busan, on a rainy day on Monday. [SONG BONG-GEUN]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/07/19/74441b71-4d40-46b9-a403-7f93fd7860ef.jpg)
People wait in line to get tested at a testing center in Jin District, Busan, on a rainy day on Monday. [SONG BONG-GEUN]
Health authorities on Tuesday morning announced that a total of 73,582 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, the highest number in 83 days.
The latest figure comes as the number of confirmed cases has been steadily rising for the past two weeks. The number of critically ill patients reached 91 on Tuesday, while 12 deaths were reported.
Korea's total accumulative caseload is 18,861,593.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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