Korea reports 60,041 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday

A Covid-19 testing center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, is seen empty on Monday as the number of Covid-19 cases falls in Korea. [JOONGANG ILBO]

 
Korea reported 60,041 new Covid-19 cases Tuesday, down 20,000 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients stood at 541, and 44 deaths were reported.
 
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 29,599,747. 

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