WEB DESK
South Korea reported 34 additional cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours as a spate of transmissions linked to club-goers threatens the country’s hard-won gains in its fight against the virus.
Figures released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased national totals to 10,874 with 256 deaths. The agency said, 9,610 patients have recovered and 10,128 others were undergoing tests to determine whether they’ve contracted the virus.
The agency said a tentative assessment showed 26 of the 34 new patients were locally transmitted cases, while the rest were imported. South Korean media reported it was the first time that South Korea’s daily jump has marked above 30 in about a month.