国际英语资讯:S.Korea reports 74 more COVID-19 cases, 8,236 in total
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 16-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 76 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8,236.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="below">below</span> 100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 23 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>, <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 76.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 303 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>, <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,137.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="KCDC">KCDC</span>) <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 10, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 8,205 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 19 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="March">March</span> 15. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> "<span word="red">red</span>" <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daegu">Daegu</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Gyeongsang">Gyeongsang</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6,066 <span word="and">and</span> 1,164 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="Gyeonggi">Gyeonggi</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> 253 <span word="and">and</span> 231 <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p><span word="Daegu">Daegu</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Daegu">Daegu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="special">special</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>."</p>
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