코로나19 어제 70명 신규확진, 이틀째 두자릿수…지역발생 55명<br /><br />Our top story this afternoon.<br />South Korea reported 70 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, remaining below 100 for the second day in a row.<br />However, with a new possible cluster infection popping from the southern port city of Busan, health authorities are high on alert.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon reports.<br /> <br />South Korea reported 70 new COVID-19 cases on Monday... bringing the total to 23-thousand-forty-five.<br />This is the second straight day the country has seen the number of daily infections stay below a hundred.<br />It follows 37 days of more than 100 cases nationwide after a series of cluster infections in the greater Seoul area in mid-August. <br />Of those, 55 were local transmissions while 15 came from overseas.<br />The number of patients in critical condition has decreased by five,... bringing the number to 141.<br />However, ahead of South Korea's thanksgiving holiday Chuseok, the health authorities say people still need to do everything they can to stop the spread of the virus.<br /><br />"Just a week before Chuseok, lots of people moving across the country is a predictable risk factor. At this time, easing social distancing outside the capital region could bring confusion or lead to a higher possibility of another resurgence."<br /><br />Ten more cases have been reported overnight related to the possible cluster infection at a university in Busan.<br />Newly confirmed patients are in the same club or major as the dormmates of the first patient who tested positive on Saturday.<br />With one case being detected from Gyeongsangnam-do Province, this has become a region to region transmission.<br />Health authorities say there could be cases across the country linked to this cluster infection as 700 people have been in close contact with the patients.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News. <br />