SEOUL, Feb 20 — South Korea reported yesterday the first death in the country of a person infected with Covid-19 and 22 new cases bringing the total to 104.

The exact cause of death is being investigated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

Most of the new cases confirmed are in the city of Daegu where a person who was infected with the virus had attended church services and visited a hospital before testing positive. — Reuters