S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,088, death toll at 41

Staff sterilize a special recuperation facility for COVID-19 patients with minor symptoms from Daegu in Chilgok County, South Korea, March 5, 2020. South Korea confirmed 322 more cases of the COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, raising the total number of infections to 6,088. As of 4:00 p.m. local time, the number of infected patients totaled 6,088, up 322 from the previous announcement as of midnight. Five more deaths were reported, lifting the death toll to 41. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)