Key Points:
- Confirmed cases 93 185
- Deaths 3203
- South Korea’s total confirmed cases stands at 5,328 as the death toll climbed to 32, according to KCDC data.
- In China, a total of 80,270 people have been infected, with 49,856 people discharged and 2,981 dead, according to government figures.
- New Zealand’s health ministry confirmed a woman in her 30s who recently returned to Auckland from northern Italy has the coronavirus — the country’s second case.
- Number of coronavirus cases in Washington and California rises sharply
- Fed cuts rates to blunt coronavirus impact
South Korea confirms 516 new cases, 4 additional deaths
New cases in South Korea climbed by 516 as of Wednesday morning, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency also confirmed four additional deaths.
Those latest figures bring South Korea’s total confirmed cases to 5,328 as the death toll climbed to 32, according to KCDC data.
Fed cuts rates to blunt coronavirus impact, markets drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, but the emergency move failed to comfort U.S. financial markets roiled by worries about a deeper, lasting slowdown.
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