Asia Today: Seoul surge appears to spread around South Korea South Korea has added its most new virus cases in months, driven by a surge around the capital that appears to be spreading nationwideSEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea added its most new virus cases in months on Friday, driven by a surge around the capital that appears to be spreading nationwide. The new figures reported by South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought the nation’s caseload to 16,670, including 309 deaths. Jeong said country is now conducting 50,000 tests per day, compared to around 20,000 per day during the Daegu outbreak. She said 732 infections have been linked to a Seoul church led by a vocal critic of the country’s president. Sri Lanka has reported 2,918 coronavirus cases, including 11 deaths.

Source: ABC News August 21, 2020 03:11 UTC