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SEOUL: South Korea reported 102 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday (October 12), marking the first triple-digit increase in six days.
The last daily count was slightly higher than the 97 the day before.
The country also reported an additional death from COVID-19. South Korea now has a total of 24,805 COVID-19 cases and a death toll of 434, the Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday.
The increase was primarily attributed to recent spikes in imported cases in line with the resurgence of infections around the world. Of the new cases, 69 were transmitted domestically and 33 were imported.
Most of the imported cases came from Russia, with 14, followed by Japan with five and Nepal with four, KDCA data showed.
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Daily infections had largely fallen into the double-digit range in the past two weeks, prompting the government to relax some rules on social distancing this week.
The relaxed rules mean that entertainment facilities such as nightclubs and karaoke bars can reopen and limited audiences will be allowed at sporting matches like the popular League of Korea Baseball Organization, provided they comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines. .
Some stricter rules will be upheld in the densely populated Seoul area and in high-risk locations, including religious gatherings and door-to-door sales deals.
Earlier this month, Japan and South Korea agreed to restart travel between the two countries for short-term and long-term business travelers.
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