New Covid-19 cases in Korea dip to 66,587

Health workers guide people visiting a Covid-19 testing center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

 
The number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea reached 66,587 Wednesday, down by more than 6,000 from the previous day but up more than 4,000 from the same day the week before, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
 
The number of critically ill patients was 411, and there were 47 deaths.
 
The accumulative total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Korea stood at 26,357,464.
 

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