Military reports 519 more COVID-19 cases

▲ In this file photo, a service member waits for a train at Seoul Station in central Seoul on May 1, 2022. (Yonhap)

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Military reports 519 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 519 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 153,943, the defense ministry said.

The new cases included 381 from the Army, 53 from the Marine Corps, 44 from the Air Force and 34 from the Navy.

There were also six cases from units under the direct control of the ministry and one from the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command.

Currently, 6,957 military personnel are under treatment.

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