South Korea reports 441 new coronavirus cases, most since March

Visitors wearing masks fill out a form which is mandatory to get into a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug 26, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Aug 27, 2020, 09:28 AM

SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea reported 441 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday (Aug 26), the most daily infections since early March when the country had the first large outbreak, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

Some 434 of the new cases were locally transmitted, bringing the total tally to 18,706 infections, with 313 deaths.

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