Korea records 57,079 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

 

Health workers walk through a Covid-19 testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

 
Korea recorded 57,079 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, down by more than 2,000 from the same day a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients remained at the 400-level at 430. There were 62 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 27,155,813.
 
 

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]