South Korea reports 28 new coronavirus cases

South Korea has reported 28 more coronavirus cases as country strives to suppress a resurgence of virus, mostly in densely populated Seoul metropolitan area. figures released Thursday by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bring country's total to 12,563 cases, with 282 deaths.

ncy says 10,974 people have recovered, while 1,307 patients are still in COVID-19 treatment. South Korea has seen an uptick in infections since easing its strict social distancing rules. But daily increase hasn't reached level of late February and early March, when South Korea saw hundreds of new cases every day. Most of recent cases have been associated with nightlife establishments, church garings, a huge e-commerce warehouse and door-to-door sellers.