S. Korea's COVID-19 cases exceed 80,000 amid tough virus curbs

Seoul (South Korea), February 5: South Korea surpassed a grim milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as its total COVID-19 caseload broke the 80,000 mark Friday.
The country added 370 more COVID-19 cases, including 351 local infections, raising the total caseload to 80,131, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
Daily infections fell from 467 on Wednesday and 451 on Tuesday after staying under 400 the three previous days.
The KDCA said it will decide on whether to adjust the current social distancing rules on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday that falls later next week.
Source: Yonhap