No. of new COVID-19 cases in S. Korea in triple digits for two straight days
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신규확진 125명 이틀째 세자리…곳곳 산발감염에 지역발생 106명
South Korea reported more than a hundred COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row on Thursday.
Local health authorities remain on high alert as new cluster infections keep popping up from small gatherings.
Kim Dami has the details.
South Korea reported 125 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
Of those new cases, 106 were local transmissions.
This is the first time in almost a week that the number of local cases has exceeded the one hundred mark.
Those local cases have been centered on the Seoul Metropolitan area.
And most of them are at places that are vulnerable to the virus such as senior centers.
But following eased social distancing measures, sporadic cluster infections are now popping up at small family gatherings, workplaces and saunas.
At least 45 people have been confirmed positive after a golf lunch in Yongin city, Gyeonggi-do Province.
And with the Halloween weekend just around the corner, health authorities are tightening virus prevention measures at high-risk places.
In fact, major nightclubs in popular Halloween spots like Itaewon have decided to close down over the weekend over virus concerns.
With one more new death, the death toll now stands at 462.
Kim Dami, Arirang News.
South Korea reported more than a hundred COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row on Thursday.
Local health authorities remain on high alert as new cluster infections keep popping up from small gatherings.
Kim Dami has the details.
South Korea reported 125 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
Of those new cases, 106 were local transmissions.
This is the first time in almost a week that the number of local cases has exceeded the one hundred mark.
Those local cases have been centered on the Seoul Metropolitan area.
And most of them are at places that are vulnerable to the virus such as senior centers.
But following eased social distancing measures, sporadic cluster infections are now popping up at small family gatherings, workplaces and saunas.
At least 45 people have been confirmed positive after a golf lunch in Yongin city, Gyeonggi-do Province.
And with the Halloween weekend just around the corner, health authorities are tightening virus prevention measures at high-risk places.
In fact, major nightclubs in popular Halloween spots like Itaewon have decided to close down over the weekend over virus concerns.
With one more new death, the death toll now stands at 462.
Kim Dami, Arirang News.