South Korea Reports 4th Death, Sees Confirmed Cases Surpass 500

People wear masks to prevent the novel coronavirus walks along the street in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

South Korea on Sunday morning reported 123 new cases of the novel coronavirus and one additional death. Four people have now died in the country as at least 556 cases have been confirmed.

The latest fatality involves a 57-year-old patient at Daenam Hospital at Cheongdo, a county in North Gyeongsang Province, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).