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SEOUL: South Korea reported 208 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Saturday (Nov. 14), marking the eighth consecutive day of triple-digit increases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Sunday. ).
That was slightly higher than the 205 new infections the day before and the highest since early September.
Of the cases, 176 were of national transmission and 32 were imported. Almost 70% of the locally transmitted cases came from Seoul and Gyeonggi province, a densely populated area near the capital.
On Saturday, President Moon Jae-in urged authorities and local governments to raise awareness about the spread of the coronavirus, reinforcing close monitoring of safety guidelines, such as the mandatory use of masks.
South Korea began fining people who don’t wear masks in public on Friday as the country’s daily infections continued to rise.
The latest tally brings the country’s total infections to 28,546, with 493 deaths, according to the KDCA.
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