Korea reports 19,629 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday

A medical staff member takes a sample from a patient at Seoul Station on Monday. [NEWS1]

 
Korea reported 19,629 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, up 7,300 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients stood at 387, and 24 deaths were reported.
 
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 30,176,646.

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