Korea records 65,253 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

 
Korea recorded 65,253 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, up more than 8,000 from the same day a week before, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients stood at 435, and 61 deaths were reported.
 
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 27,548,821.

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