<p>South Korea reported fewer than 120 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, but authorities warned that a new cluster in Seoul could see the infection spread in the capital.</p>.<p>Around 100 people linked to a call centre in the city have tested positive for the virus in recent days.</p>.<p>"This could lead to a 'super spread' in the metropolitan area, where half of the entire population are concentrated," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting on Thursday.</p>.<p>So far, nearly 90 per cent of South Korea's cases have been in the southern city of Daegu and the neighbouring North Gyeongsang province.</p>.<p>The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of the world's worst-affected countries despite being overtaken by both Italy and Iran in declared cases.</p>.<p>A total of 114 infections were confirmed Wednesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, taking the South's total to 7,869.</p>.<p>Six more people died, it added, with the toll rising to 66.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-karnatakas-suspected-covid-19-patient-dies-799686.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>Each morning the South announces how many cases were diagnosed the previous day, and Wednesday's figure is well below the 500-600 increases the country was confirmed in early March.</p>.<p>More than 60 per cent of the country's infections are linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious sect often condemned as a cult, one of whose members attended at least four services in Daegu before being diagnosed.</p>.<p>Scores of events -- from K-pop concerts to sports matches -- have been cancelled or postponed over the contagion, with school and kindergarten breaks extended by three weeks nationwide.</p>
<p>South Korea reported fewer than 120 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, but authorities warned that a new cluster in Seoul could see the infection spread in the capital.</p>.<p>Around 100 people linked to a call centre in the city have tested positive for the virus in recent days.</p>.<p>"This could lead to a 'super spread' in the metropolitan area, where half of the entire population are concentrated," Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting on Thursday.</p>.<p>So far, nearly 90 per cent of South Korea's cases have been in the southern city of Daegu and the neighbouring North Gyeongsang province.</p>.<p>The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of the world's worst-affected countries despite being overtaken by both Italy and Iran in declared cases.</p>.<p>A total of 114 infections were confirmed Wednesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, taking the South's total to 7,869.</p>.<p>Six more people died, it added, with the toll rising to 66.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-karnatakas-suspected-covid-19-patient-dies-799686.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>Each morning the South announces how many cases were diagnosed the previous day, and Wednesday's figure is well below the 500-600 increases the country was confirmed in early March.</p>.<p>More than 60 per cent of the country's infections are linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious sect often condemned as a cult, one of whose members attended at least four services in Daegu before being diagnosed.</p>.<p>Scores of events -- from K-pop concerts to sports matches -- have been cancelled or postponed over the contagion, with school and kindergarten breaks extended by three weeks nationwide.</p>