A medical worker takes sample from a woman at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, on July 7, 2021. - AP
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea on Thursday (July 8) reported its highest ever one-day number of new Covid-19 infections, as officials consider tightening social distancing restrictions.
The 1,275 cases in the 24 hours to midnight on Wednesday, reported by the the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), exceeds the number of daily cases reported at the peak of the country's third wave in December.
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