Military reports 782 more COVID-19 cases

▲ This file photo taken June 17, 2022, shows a service member waiting for a train at Seoul Station in central Seoul. (Yonhap)

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Military reports 782 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 782 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 252,116, the defense ministry said.

The new cases included 462 from the Army, 161 from the Air Force, 65 from the Navy and 46 from the Marine Corps.

There were also 45 cases from units under the direct control of the ministry, two from the ministry and one from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Currently, 10,449 military personnel are under treatment.

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