South Korea has announced an additional death from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday morning, bringing the national death toll to 29, according to the country’s Central Disaster Relief Headquarters.
South Korean toll rises: 600 new infections announced today pushed the East Asian country’s total past 4,800, including 28 deaths — the biggest outbreak outside mainland China. The majority of infections are in the southern city of Daegu.
US cases top 100: There are now more than 100 infections in the United States, with Washington and California the worst affected states. Six patients have died.
WHO on alert: The director general of the World Health Organization has warned that the virus has brought the world into “un-chartered territory.”
The novel coronavirus has killed more than 3,100 people, the vast majority in mainland China. There are over 90,000 global cases, with infections in more than 70 countries and territories.