[Photo] Continued Spread of COVID-19

On the 17th, medical staff at Seoul Metropolitan Seobuk Hospital in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, are caring for COVID-19 patients. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, as of midnight that day, the number of new COVID-19 cases reached 621,328, entering the 600,000 range for the first time. The number of critically ill patients was 1,159, down 85 from the previous day (1,244). The number of deaths was 429, marking the first time it reached the 400 range. / Reporter Moon Honam munonam@

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