South Korea on Saturday reported 142 more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Yonhap News Agency.

This brings the total number of infections in the country to 346.

On Friday, South Korea declared the southeastern city of Daegu and its adjacent county Cheongdo as "special care zones" after a coronavirus cluster was reported there in recent days.

Two South Korean COVID-19 patients died during the week from pneumonia.