Korea reports 70,154 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

Published December 15, 2022 - 10:04 a.m.

A person visits a Covid-19 testing center in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP] — A person visits a Covid-19 testing center in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, on Wednesday.

Korea reported 70,154 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, down 14,000 from the previous day but the highest in about 13 weeks for a Thursday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

The number of critically ill patients stood at 465, and 58 deaths were reported.

The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 27,995,726.

BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]

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