Korea's new Covid cases reach four-month high
![People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/08/10/588820ee-227c-47fd-84ea-e193988aaa02.jpg)
People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Wednesday. [NEWS1]
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea recorded 151,792 Wednesday, the highest number in four months.
The average of confirmed cases in the past week climbed to 113,400.
The number of critically ill patients also continued to rise, with the number reaching 402 Wednesday. There were 50 deaths.
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stood at 20,845,973.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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