Covid cases in Korea jump back up to 47,917

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Covid cases in Korea jump back up to 47,917

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

 
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea recorded 47,917 Tuesday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a steep jump from Monday’s 19,407.
 
The number critically ill patients was 497, while there were 24 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases stood at 24,461,737.
 

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
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