- Title: South Korea reports more recoveries than coronavirus cases for the first time
- Date: 13th March 2020
- Summary: SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA (FILE) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING SIGN READING (Korean/English): "GOVERNMENT COMPLEX SEJONG"
- Embargoed: 27th March 2020 06:08
- Keywords: South Korea
- Location: SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA002C4VVSCN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Friday (March 13), marking the first time the daily number of recovered people exceeded that of new infections since its first patient was confirmed on January 20.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 110 new coronavirus cases on Friday compared with 114 a day earlier, taking the national tally to 7,979. In contrast, 177 patients were released from hospitals where they had been isolated for treatment.
Of the latest 110 cases, 61 were from the hard-hit southeastern city of Daegu where a fringe Christian church at the centre of the epidemic is located, while 17 and 13 were in Sejong and Seoul, respectively.
The latest figures are in line with a downward trend in new cases which has raised hopes that the outbreak may be easing in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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