S. Korea reports 483 new COVID-19 infections
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in South Korea climbed to 6,767 on Saturday after the authorities confirmed 483 new cases were detected a day earlier.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the majority of the new cases came from the city of Daegu, the epicenter of the disease in the country. The new cases include a mass infection at an apartment complex in Daegu where a third of the residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
The authorities noted that many of the residents are followers of the Shincheonji sect, whose members have been strongly affected by the virus after attending a service with an infected woman. The KCDC added that 63.5% of coronavirus cases in South Korea have links to the Shincheonji church.
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