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Korea reports 31,711 new Covid-19 cases Friday
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Citizens visit a Covid-19 testing center in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, on Thursday morning. [NEWS1]
Korea reported 31,711 new Covid-19 cases Friday, up 4,300 from the same day the previous week, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
The number of critically ill patients stood at 481, and 36 deaths were reported.
The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Korea is 30,107,363.
BY SOHN DONG-JOO [sohn.dongjoo@joongang.co.kr]
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