SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 1,062 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second highest since it confirmed its first infection in January, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
The daily numbers were above 1,000 for the third straight day for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the KDCA data showed.
(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Tom Hogue)
