New Covid-19 cases pass 70,000 for first time in two months
![People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Yongsan DIstrict, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/11/15/92483374-9992-43ea-9773-a66dc9126038.jpg)
People wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Yongsan DIstrict, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]
The number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea reached 72,883 Tuesday, recording above the 70,000 mark for the first time in two months, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
The number of critically ill patients was 412, and there were 39 deaths.
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stood at 26,290,877.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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