[Photo] 180,000 New COVID-19 Cases... Highest in 18 Weeks

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 COVID-19 cases. The number of confirmed cases nearly increased by 100,000 compared to the previous day as the holiday ended. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@