S. Korea confirms 19 new COVID-19 cases on Sat., death toll at 262
Arirang News
2020-05-16
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코로나19 신규확진 7일만에 10명대…어제 19명•총 1만1천37명
We begin with an update on the COVID-19 situation here in the nation.
South Korea has confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
So far, a total of 162 people have been infected from the Itaewon cluster infections.
That includes a new fourth-hand infection...which went from nightclub to customers, then to their acquaintances, next to a karaoke facility and from there to a new patient.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases 11-thousand and 37.
With two additional deaths, the death toll now stands at 262.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 patients across the globe has topped 4-point-5 million as of Friday.
According to Johns Hopkins University, three quarters are from the U.S. and Europe. The global death toll stands at over 305-thousand.
We begin with an update on the COVID-19 situation here in the nation.
South Korea has confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
So far, a total of 162 people have been infected from the Itaewon cluster infections.
That includes a new fourth-hand infection...which went from nightclub to customers, then to their acquaintances, next to a karaoke facility and from there to a new patient.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases 11-thousand and 37.
With two additional deaths, the death toll now stands at 262.
Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 patients across the globe has topped 4-point-5 million as of Friday.
According to Johns Hopkins University, three quarters are from the U.S. and Europe. The global death toll stands at over 305-thousand.
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