The country was the first to report significant cases outside China. FMTNews SouthKorea
SEOUL: South Korea, which has one of the world’s largest coronavirus totals outside China, on Monday reported its smallest daily rise in cases for two weeks.
The increase took its total to 7,382. Each morning, the South announces how many cases were diagnosed the previous day, and gives an update every afternoon with the current day’s figures so far.The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged.
The South has had 51 deaths, according to KCDC. Specialists say a key factor behind the South’s much lower fatality rate from the virus relates to the pattern of people being infected.
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