South Korea reports 169 new coronavirus cases, total tops 1,100
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Photo: Staff disinfect a gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2020. /Xinhua
South Korea's coronavirus case total jumped well into four figures Wednesday as authorities reported 169 new infections, taking the overall tally to 1,146, by far the largest outside China.
An 11th person had died of the disease, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added in a statement on its website.