South Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases, total 8,162: KCDC

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers head to a hospital facility to treat coronavirus patients amid the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Daegu, South Korea, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonSEOUL: South Korea reported 76 new coronavirus cases on Sunday , bringing the country's total to 8,162 with 75 deaths, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The latest numbers are in line with a downward trend in new cases, down from the 107 recorded on Saturday.More than 150,000 people around the world have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 5,800 people. The head of the World Health Organization urged all countries on Thursday to"double down" in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking to diplomats in Geneva a day after characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic, also said:"Describing this as a pandemic does not mean that countries should give up. The idea that countries should shift from containment to mitigation is wrong and dangerous."

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