Korea reports 24,751 new cases of Covid-19

Medical staff wait for people to get tested for Covid-19 at a testing center in Daejeon on Wednesday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

 
Korea reported 24,751 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, up 1,177 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients was 233 and there were 30 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 25,244,255.

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