S.Korea and China confirms new COVID-19 cases

South Korea and China on Wednesday confirmed more COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus still spreading in 2nd S Korea and China wave.

According to health officials in Seoul, 51 new cases were reported in the capital.

South Korea has reported 12,535 cases so far, while 281 people have died due to the infection in the country.

Of the new cases, 20 were imported. The country has 1,491 such cases.

And China confirmed new cases

Meanwhile, the National Health Commission of China said of 12 new cases were reported, with seven registered in the capital Beijing and two in the Hubei province, while three of them were imported.

China has reported 84,653 cases and 4,640 deaths in total since the coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, last December.

The country has reported a total of 1,888 imported cases.