COVID-19 pandemic The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a nine-month high of 629 cases in the last 24 hours, the majority being from the Seoul Capital Area. The country now has 36,332 total confirmed cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (LEAD) New virus cases at 9-month high of over 600, bigger wave of pandemic in progress | Yonhap News Agency © Yonhap News Agency Sources: Yonhap News Agency
