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South Korea Has Nearly 7,500 Cases of Novel Coronavirus

South Korea Has Nearly 7,500 Cases of Novel Coronavirus
Medical staff wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the novel coronavirus from an ambulance to a hospital in Seoul on March 9, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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South Korea’s novel coronavirus cases jumped to nearly 7,500 on March 9, after local health officials reported 96 new cases over the past 16 hours.

The 96 new cases were identified between midnight and 4 p.m. local time on Monday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported, bringing the total infection cases in the country to 7,478.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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