Military reports 691 more COVID-19 cases

▲ This file photo taken May 1, 2022, shows a service member waiting for a train at Seoul Station in central Seoul. (Yonhap)

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Military reports 691 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 691 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 180,200, the defense ministry said.

The new cases included 531 from the Army, 89 from the Air Force and 32 from the Marine Corps.

There were also 30 cases from the Navy and nine from units under the direct control of the ministry.

Currently, 2,992 military personnel are under treatment.

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