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S.Korea reports 17,542 new COVID cases, new daily record -KDCA – Metro US

S.Korea reports 17,542 new COVID cases, new daily record -KDCA

lFILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting
lFILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests at an empty park in Seoul

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 17,542 new coronavirus cases for Friday, another daily record after posting 16,096 a day before, amid the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Saturday.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Sandra Maler)