SEOUL – South Korea on Saturday reported 18 fresh cases of the new coronavirus, including 12 in Seoul, as health workers scrambled to trace contacts following a slew of transmissions linked to clubgoers.
The latest infections brought national totals to 10,840 cases and 256 deaths. While South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t immediately release details, most of the new cases were likely linked to nightclubs in Seoul’s Itaewon leisure district, which was brought to a sudden standstill Friday night following reports of the transmissions.
At least 15 cases were linked to a 29-year-old man who visited three Itaewon clubs last Saturday and later tested positive for the virus.