[Photo] 180,000 New Confirmed Cases... Highest in 18 Weeks Since Mid-April
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On the 17th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases surged to over 180,000, citizens were waiting for testing at the screening clinic of Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight that day, there were 180,803 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. The number of cases nearly increased by 100,000 compared to the previous day as the holiday ended. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
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