Tuesday's Covid cases reach three-month high
![People wait inside a testing center in Songpa District to get tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/08/02/955937d4-dba9-4b2b-a4d9-d7568c26da2b.jpg)
People wait inside a testing center in Songpa District to get tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday. [YONHAP]
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea recorded 111,789 Tuesday, a steep jump from the previous day’s 44,689 and the highest number in three months.
The number of infections from those entering Korea was 568 Tuesday. The average of confirmed cases for the past week reached 83,708.
Patients critically ill from Covid-19 reached 282, while there were 16 deaths. The accumulative number of confirmed cases stands at 19,932,439.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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