Korea reports 19,080 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

A Covid-19 testing center in Sejong is vacant on May 12. [NEWS1]
A Covid-19 testing center in Sejong is vacant on May 12.

Korea reported 19,080 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, down some 2,700 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

The number of critically ill patients stood at 173, and 17 deaths were reported.

The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 31,611,509.

BY SOHN DONG-JOO [sohn.dongjoo@joongang.co.kr]