US Forces Employee in South Korea Tests Positive for Novel Coronavirus, Three Others Die of Virus

Country Sees Known Cases Surpass 2,300

People wait in line to buy face masks from a store at the Dongseongro shopping district in Daegu, South Korea, on Feb. 27, 2020. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images

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A third individual with ties to the U.S. military in South Korea has been determined to be infected with the novel coronavirus disease, while the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced that three additional people died of the virus on Feb. 28.