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South Korea reports 60 new coronavirus cases, total 893
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A homeless man wearing a face mask sleeps on the sidewalk at Dongseongro shopping district in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 24, 2020. More than 200 infections and two more deaths were reported in South Korea on February 24, bringing the total cases to more than 830 -- by far the most outside China.
(AFP/Jung Yeon-je)
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outh Korea reported 60 more novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the smallest increase for four days in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's morning updates.
The country now has 893 cases, the KCDC said -- the largest national total anywhere outside China -- adding one more person had died, taking the toll to eight.
For the previous three days, KCDC had reported triple-digit increases each morning as the outbreak took hold in South Korea, the world's 12th-largest economy.
The country has an advanced medical system, a free press and a strong culture of public accountability, and observers say that its health statistics can be treated with confidence.
Of the latest cases, 49 are in the southern city of Daegu and the neighbouring North Gyeongsang province, KCDC said.
Most of the country's infections are linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu, an entity often accused of being a cult.
Shincheonji claims its founder, Lee Man-hee, has donned the mantle of Jesus Christ and will take 144,000 people with him to heaven on the day of judgement.
A 61-year-old female member developed a fever on February 10, but attended at least four church services before being diagnosed.
