Korea reports 20,146 new Covid-19 cases Thursday

Gwanghwamun Square, where the K-pop festival Seoul Festa 2023 is being held, bustles with visitors on Monday. [NEWS1]

 
Korea reported 20,146 new Covid-19 cases Thursday, up some 6,000 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients stood at 138, and 7 deaths were reported.
 
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 31,232,744.
 
 

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