New Covid-19 cases fall to 16,423 in Korea
![The waiting line outside a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, is shorter than usual on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/10/04/863a1259-59cc-42ed-a7fc-1868e345dbb3.jpg)
The waiting line outside a testing center in Mapo District, western Seoul, is shorter than usual on Monday. [YONHAP]
New confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea fell to 16,423 on Tuesday, staying in the 10,000s for the second consecutive day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
The number of critically ill patients was 353, and there were 19 deaths.
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stands at 24,848,184.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
