코로나19 어제 121명 신규확진, 1주일만에 세자릿수

A concerning uptick in new cases.
South Korea reported more than one hundred additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the first time in a week that cases in the country have been in the triple figures.
Cluster infections continue to be reported at nursing homes and from various gatherings.
Min Suk-hyen reports.
South Korea on Thursday reported 121 new COVID-19 cases.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 104 cases were domestic infections the first time locally transmitted cases have gone above a hundred since September 24th.
The other 17 cases were from overseas.
This brings the total number of coronavirus infections across the nation to over 25-thousand-500.
Three more deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll to 453.
Thursday's figure is the second time the daily figures have exceeded a hundred since the country eased its social distancing measures last week.
On October 12th, social distancing guidelines were revised to level one, the lowest level in the three-tier system... following a downward trend in cases.
However, there have still been cluster infections in recent weeks, mainly at nursing homes and other risk-prone facilities.
A total of 68 recent cases are linked to a hospital in Dobong-gu District, Seoul, while 86 others are linked to a rehabilitation hospital in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province.
A nursing home in Busan also saw 81 people test positive.
Additional cluster infections are being reported at gatherings as well.
12 people contracted the virus after a family gathering in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, and at least 18 others in Seoul were reported to have tested positive after a social gathering.
Health authorities are advising the public to refrain from such social and family gatherings, and to strictly follow the country's social distancing measures.
Min Suk-hyen, Arirang News.