South Korea reports 180,803 new COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) — South Korea reported 180,803 new COVID-19 infections and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

Yonhap News Agency quoted KDCA as saying that the infection toll rose to 21,682,816 and the death toll reached 25,752.