Korea records 26,957 new Covid cases Thursday, down 3,500 from previous day

Workers dismantle a testing center in front of Incheon City Hall Thursday as the number of Covid-19 cases declined in recent weeks. [YONHAP]

 
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stood at 26,957 Thursday, down more than 3,500 from Wednesday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients was 266, and there were 25 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 25,052,677.
 

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