Beijing, March 02, 2020, SPA -- China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in China to 80,026, authorities said Monday, according to dpa. Meanwhile, South Korea saw another spike in cases of the virus, with 476 new infections bringing the total count to 4,212, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The total number of deaths from the disease in China reached 2,912, according to the National Health Commission, while four new deaths in South Korea brought the death toll in the country up to 22. In China, more than half of the patients who fell ill from virus since the outbreak have now recovered, according to official information. --SPA 11:07 LOCAL TIME 08:07 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1278887