![People stand in line to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Busan on Sunday. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10448441.webp?imageId=10448441&width=960&height=560&format=jpg)
Korea reported 18,510 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Monday, up around 4,200 from the same day the previous week.
The number of critically ill patients was 288 and there were 18 deaths, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 25,557,309.
BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]
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