S.Korea reports 53 more COVID-19 cases, 10,384 altogether
South Korea reported 53 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago by midnight Wednesday local time, raising the full total number of infections to 10,384.
The newly confirmed cases stayed around 50 for the 3rd consecutive day, after recording 47 both on Monday and Tuesday. Of the full total new cases, 14 were imported ones.
Eight more deaths were confirmed, lifting the death toll to 200. The full total fatality rate came in at 1.93 percent.
A complete of 82 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 6,776.
Aside from the first 31 cases, all of the infections have been reported since Feb. 19. The country has raised its four-tier virus aware of the best "red" level.
The total number of infections in Daegu, about 300 km southeast of Seoul, and its own surrounding North Gyeongsang province risen to 6,803 and 1,320 respectively. It accounted for nearly 80 percent of the total.
The numbers in Seoul and its own adjacent Gyeonggi province came to 578 and 596 each.
Daegu became the epicenter of the viral spread here as the biggest cluster of infections was within the metropolis with a 2.5 million population. Daegu has been designated by the government as a "special disaster zone."
The Daegu cluster was closely from the church services of a homegrown minor religious sect, called Sincheonji, in Daegu. Members of the sect are recognized to sit on the ground closely hand and hand during church services.
Since Jan. 3, the united states has tested a lot more than 486,000 people, among whom 457,761 tested negative for the virus and 17,858 were being checked.
