S Korea reports 147 new Covid-19 cases, concerns of cluster outbreaks continue

CORONAVIRUS | The new cases bring the country’s total to 8,799 while the number of deaths from the virus also rose to 102.

| South Korea reported 147 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, holding to its downward trend in daily infections from a peak in February, but concerns about new outbreaks around small clusters and people coming from abroad persisted.

The new cases bring the country’s total to 8,799. The cumulative number of deaths from the virus also rose to 102. South Korea has seen a downward trend in new cases from the peak of 909 cases reported on Feb. 29. But others saw increases as well, including 15 new cases in Seoul and six detected while returning from abroad.

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