Korea’s Covid-19 cases dip to 34,987 Thursday

People stand in front of a Covid-19 testing center in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong, on Wednesday. [JOONGANG ILBO]

 
Korea reported 34,987 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, falling below 40,000 after an upward trend that had continued for the past two days. 
 
The number of critically ill patients was 242 and there were 26 deaths, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 25,431,105.

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