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| A couple wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic look at a smartphone on Mount Namsan in Seoul, Thursday. AP |
The government reported 10 new COVID-19 infections Saturday amid no new deaths linked to the disease.
Ten new cases were also diagnosed the day before, bringing the total number of patients to 10,718, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Four of the latest infections were among arrivals from overseas, including two foreign nationals.
Among the 10, three were reported in Daegu, which was the epicenter of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus several weeks ago. Two others were confirmed in Gyeonggi Province and one in Seoul.
The death toll remained at 240 for the third consecutive day, with no report of new deaths over the past two days.
On Friday, there were no COVID-19 related deaths reported here for the first time in 39 days.
The number of those have recovered rose by 134 to 8,635.
A total of 595,161 people have been tested for the coronavirus far, with 9,259 waiting for the results. (Yonhap)
