SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday (March 15) reported 76 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases and three more deaths, a fall in new cases to double-digits for the first time in over three weeks, as President Moon Jae-in declared the hardest hit provinces as 'special disaster zones'.
South Korean soldiers in protective gear making their way to the suburban area as they disinfect buildings downtown, following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus outbreak in Daegu, South Korea, on Sunday . - Reuters
South Korea, which has the highest number of cases in Asia after China, now has a total to 8,162 confirmed infections and 75 deaths, the Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said . South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared Daegu and North Gyeongsang province as"special disaster zones", the presidential Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said.
The drop in new cases come after most of the mass infection cases linked to the church members were identified, said Kwon.
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