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South Korea records highest COVID-19 cases in six months

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Seoul, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea's daily new virus cases soared to a nearly six-month high Friday as infections in the greater Seoul area continued to spike amid worries over a potential surge in variant cases. The number of coronavirus infection cases in the Asian country rose 826 Friday, including 765 local infections, raising the total caseload to 158,549, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE LINE UP TO TAKE COVID-19 TESTING AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.

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