Mar 05 ,2020. 5 hours ago – 11:59 – KYODO NEWS

Daegu, the country’s fourth-largest city, is home to a branch of a minor Christian sect where mass transmissions are believed to have occurred among group members.

Over 2,000 people with the virus are waiting to be admitted to hospitals, according to local media. Of those who have died, five did so while in self-quarantine.

The government has turned various facilities into temporary treatment centers to care for those with symptoms, but the spread of the virus has outpaced such efforts.

Infections are also increasing in other metropolitan areas, with the number of cases in the capital Seoul reaching 103.

U.S. Forces Korea said Thursday that two dependents of service members stationed in Daegu have tested positive for the pneumonia-causing virus, making them the fifth and sixth people linked to U.S. military members based in South Korea to be confirmed as infected with the virus.

According to health authorities, 88 patients have been released after making a full recovery, while more than 21,000 people are still being tested.

CR: KYODO NEWS