SEOUL – South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections.Figures released Saturday took the country’s total to 12,373 with 280 deaths.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10,856 of them have recovered while 1,273 remain in treatment.The agency says 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected.
They are the largest daily increase since 79 cases on May 28.South Korea is struggling to contain a spike in fresh virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules.