New Covid cases stand at 119,922 on Wednesday
![People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/08/03/410dbd3f-5b65-4dcb-8a38-b6ea58666a55.jpg)
People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea were above the 110,000 mark for the second day in a row Wednesday, recording 119,922 cases. This is also a significant jump from Tuesday’s 111,789, which was the highest number in three months.
The number of infections from those entering Korea was 600, with the average of confirmed cases in the past week recording 86,512. The number of critically ill patients stood at 284, while there were 26 deaths.
The accumulative total of confirmed cases surpassed 20 million, with 20,052,305 cases.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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