By March 11 , South Korea had more than 7,500 cases and more than 60 deaths with over 130,000 people having been tested .
As of 8 March 2020 , South Korea has about 7,300 cases and 50 deaths , with over 130,000 people having been tested , a death rate of 0.6 % which is lower than the WHO 's global death rate of 3.4 % .WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4 % globally , higher than previously thought   In comparison , the fatality rate in China is 3.8 % , Japan is 1.5 % , Switzerland is 0.5 % , BRIEFING One chart shows 11 countries ' current coronavirus death rates , based on the known number of cases and deaths   ? r=US & IR=T and Italy is 6.3 % . { { multiple image
2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea