South Korea Sees Record Jump in Virus Cases to 433

Visitors wearing face masks walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, and one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2020. Lee Jin-man/AP Photo

South Korea on Saturday reported 229 new cases of coronavirus, the largest jump in a day for the country, taking its total cases of COVID-19 tally to 433.

South Korea early Saturday first reported a rise of 142 from the previous day’s total of 204, taking the country’s total tally to 346. Later, the KCDC logged 87 more cases, thereby bringing the country’s total COVID-19 cases to 433.