Health care workers prepare to work at a hospital in Daegu today in South Korea. As of today, South Korea reported 75 deaths from 8,236 virus infections, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), putting its virus fatality rate at 0.91 percent, Yonhap reports. The mortality rate in South Korea has been on a steady rise. Today, South Korea reported 74 new cases of the novel coronavirus, marking the second consecutive day that the number of new infections has fallen below 100. South Korea has been implementing "two-track" system for the treatment of virus patients.

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 05:48 UTC