South Korea’s Cases of Novel Coronavirus Climb Above 5,000

People wearing masks line up to buy face masks at a department store in Seoul on March 2, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

South Korea, hard-hit by the novel coronavirus, now has over 5,000 confirmed cases with at least 29 fatalities.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 600 new cases on March 2 to bring the national tally to 4,812. Then the government announced 374 additional cases as of 4 p.m. local time on March 3, to bring the country’s total cases to 5,186.