Korea reports 180,803 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, four-month high

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Korea reports 180,803 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, four-month high

Incoming arrivals wait in line to be tested for Covid-19 at the Incheon International AIrport on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Incoming arrivals wait in line to be tested for Covid-19 at the Incheon International AIrport on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

 
Korea reported 180,803 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest figure in four months. The number is more than double the cases reported yesterday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Wednesday.
 
The number of critically ill patients reached 469, a fall from yesterday’s figure. There were 42 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases in Korea stood at 21,682,816.  
 

BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]
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