Seoul, Feb 29 (AFP/APP): South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 2,931 infections with three additional deaths. More than 90 percent of the new cases were in Daegu, the centre of the country’s outbreak, and its neighbouring North Gyeongsang province, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a statement. Three women in the Daegu area died of the illness, taking the national toll to 16, the statement added. One of the victims was aged in her 90s. The other two tested positive for the coronavirus posthumously, the Yonhap news agency reported. The national total is expected to rise further with screening of more than 260,000 people associated with the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive entity often accused of being a cult that is linked to around half of the country’s cases. A 61-year-old female member developed a fever on February 10, but attended at least four church services in Daegu — the country’s fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million — before being diagnosed. Facing public criticism, a Shincheonji spokesman said the church members were “victims” of the … Continue reading S. Korea reports 594 more coronavirus cases, total 2,931