(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
TOKYO, March 9 (KUNA) -- South Korea reported 446 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the country's total caseload to 93,263, according to Yonhap News Agency.
There were three more deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 1,645, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Of the newly transmitted cases, 98 cases were registered in Seoul and 181 in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province.
The greater Seoul area is currently under the Level Two social distancing scheme, the third highest in the country's five-tier system, while other regions are placed under Level 1.5. Private gatherings of five or more people are banned nationwide.
The country has launched a mass vaccination campaign late last month with vaccines from AstraZeneca and Pfizer. (end)
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