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Posted : 2020-12-10 14:30
Updated : 2020-12-10 14:30
Empty ticket lines are seen at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. AP
South Korea s total virus caseload topped 40,000 on Thursday, about 11 months after reporting its first confirmed case in late January, as health authorities warned that the tally is expected to rise further amid the third wave of the virus infections.
The country reported 682 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total to 40,098, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). South Korea confirmed its first novel coronavirus case on Jan. 20.
Health authorities are concerned that the pace of the spreading virus has been accelerating in recent weeks.
COVID-19 cases top 40,000 amid 3rd wave of infections in S. Korea |
Citizens wait in line to receive COVID-19 tests at a makeshift virus test clinic in Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap)
South Korea s total virus caseload topped 40,000 on Thursday, about 11 months after reporting its first confirmed case in late January, as health authorities warned that the tally is expected to rise further amid the third wave of the virus infections.
The country reported 682 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total to 40,098, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). South Korea confirmed its first novel coronavirus case on Jan. 20.