South Korea reported a record 800 new cases of coronavirus in a single day — and the vast majority are linked to a religious cult

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• South Korea reported 813 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday — a record for the country.
• The new figures bring South Korea's infected total up to 3,150 — the highest number outside of China.
• Vice health minister Kim Kang-lip told a briefing that it was a "critical moment" in the country's COVID-19 crisis.
• 657 of the new cases were from Daegu city — home to the fringe Christian church at the heart of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak.
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South Korea reported 813 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday in what the vice health minister called a "critical moment" in the country's battle against the virus.

The new figures bring South Korea's infected total up to 3,150 — the highest number outside of China, where the virus started. 

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