Korea reports 56,954 new Covid-19 cases Friday

Arrivals from China wait at a testing center at Incheon International Airport Thursday to get tested for Covid-19. [YONHAP]

 
Korea reported 56,954 new Covid-19 cases Friday, down 8,000 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients stood at 548, and 75 deaths were reported.
 
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 29,420,226.

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