SKorea reports 84 more COVID-19 cases, 8,320 in total

Eighty-four new cases of coronavirus raised the number of infections to 82,320 making it the fifth nation after China. A total of 264 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 1,401.

Seoul:South Korea reported 84 new cases of novel coronavirus on Tuesday, marking the third day in a row that the confirmed cases stayed below 100 in the country.

Tuesday's figure raised the total number of infections to 8,320 the fifth mostly affected nation after China, Italy and Iran.

The country has reported a fatality rate of 0.99 percent far lower than the global average.

A total of 264 more patients were discharged from quarantine after making full recovery, pulling up the combined number to 1,401.

Globally, the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has infected more than 1,67,500 people and killed 6600 others.

(With inputs from ANI)