62,734 new Covid-19 cases reported in Korea on Friday
![People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/12/09/89589e06-9fb5-4c6b-bfb1-82503108d5ea.jpg)
People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]
Korea recorded 62,734 new Covid-19 cases Friday, up more than 9,700 from the same day a week before, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
The number of critically ill patients stood at 442, and 67 deaths were reported.
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 27,611,555.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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