S KOREA
COVID-19: ‘South Korea recovery rate nearly 45%’
Death toll in South Korea now at 132, less than 5,000 patients under treatment
The recovery rate for coronavirus patients in South Korea is over 44%, local media reported Thursday.
According to daily Korea Herald, 4,144 COVID-19 patients — 44.8% of South Korea’s total 9,421 cases — have “made full recoveries” since the country reported its first case on Jan. 20.
The number of cases reached 9,421 after 104 more were confirmed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, along with six fatalities that raised the death toll to 132, Yonhap News Agency reported.
This was the 15th consecutive day that South Korea reported 100 or less cases.
A total of 4,966 patients remain under treatment, 56 of them in critical condition, while 414 were discharged from hospitals on Thursday.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/covid-19-south-korea-recovery-rate-nearly-45-/1780272
SINGAPORE - Singapore announced 52 new coronavirus cases on Thursday (March 26), with 28 of the new patients contracting the virus overseas.
All except two of the 28 were returning residents or long-term pass holders who had travelled to Europe, North America, Middle East or other parts of Asia.
The remaining 24 cases were locally transmitted and 10 were linked to existing clusters or previous cases. Of these, two were linked to the new cluster at the PCF Sparkletots pre-school in Fengshan, and one was linked to the new cluster at Dover Court International School.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-52-new-cases-announced-28-from-overseas