JUST IN: South Korea confirms 70 more coronavirus cases, total 833: KCDC

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A man wearing a face mask walks in front of Dongdaegu railway station in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 24, 2020. – South Korea reported 161 more coronavirus cases on February 24, taking the nationwide total to 763 and making it the world’s largest total outside China. The country has seen a rapid surge in the number of coronavirus cases — adding more than 700 cases in less than a week — since a cluster of infections emerged from a religious sect in the southern city of Daegu. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea confirmed 70 more novel coronavirus cases Monday afternoon, bringing its tally to 833, by far the largest national total outside China.

The updated figures on the website of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) brought the country’s daily increase to 231, its highest to date.

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