SEOUL, South Korea — 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. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10,856 of them have recovered while 1,273 remain in treatment. 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. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people reside.

Source: International New York Times June 20, 2020 02:17 UTC