SEOUL, Feb 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea confirmed 594 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 2,931.
As of 9:00 a.m. local time today, the number of infected patients totalled 2,931, up 594 from the previous day. Three more deaths were reported, lifting the combined death toll to 16.
The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has updated the data twice a day at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time.
Of the new patients, 476 were residents in Daegu, about 300 km southeast of the capital Seoul, and 60 came from its surrounding North Gyeongsang.
The total number of infections in Daegu and North Gyeongsang increased to 2,055 and 469 respectively.
The virus infection jumped in recent days, with 2,306 new cases reported on Feb 19-28. The country has raised its four-tier virus alert to the highest “red” level.
Since Jan 3, the country tested more than 85,000 people, among whom 53,608 tested negative for the COVID-19 virus, and 29,154 were being checked.– NNN-YONHAP
