South Korea on Monday reported another 70 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) bringing the confirmed cases to 833.
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 231 new cases of COVID-19, with 161 reported earlier.
South Korea’s tally is the largest national total outside China, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Vice Health and Welfare Minister Kim Gang-lip said, “If authorities fail to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Daegu, there is a high possibility that COVID-19 could spread nationwide.”
Health authorities is still investigating the cause of the outbreak, as some of the infected cases do not have travel history to China or overseas.
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Among the 70 reported, 41 of which are from the city of Daegu, and 12 from North Gyeongsang Province — places where the virus epidemic has been concentrated while the rest of the cases are reported in Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, Ulsan, and Gyeonggi Province.
Half of the country’s COVID-19 cases are attributed to a religious group located in the south of the country.
