South Korea reports more than 43,000 new COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) — South Korea reported 43,142 new COVID-19 infections and 49 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 23,026,960 and the death toll reached 26,618.