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South Korea has reported its highest daily rise of COVID-19 since early March on Sunday, saying tougher social distancing rules may be needed as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and other gatherings.

The South Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 397 new infections as of midnight Saturday, the highest since March, up from the previous day’s 332 and marking more than a week of daily three-digit rises.

That brings South Korea’s total infections of the new coronavirus to 17,399 with 309 COVID-19 deaths, it said.

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