신규확진 125명 이틀째 세자리…곳곳 산발감염에 지역발생 106명<br /><br />South Korea reported more than a hundred COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row on Thursday.<br />Local health authorities remain on high alert as new cluster infections keep popping up from small gatherings.<br />Kim Dami has the details.<br />South Korea reported 125 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.<br />Of those new cases, 106 were local transmissions.<br />This is the first time in almost a week that the number of local cases has exceeded the one hundred mark.<br />Those local cases have been centered on the Seoul Metropolitan area.<br />And most of them are at places that are vulnerable to the virus such as senior centers.<br />But following eased social distancing measures, sporadic cluster infections are now popping up at small family gatherings, workplaces and saunas.<br />At least 45 people have been confirmed positive after a golf lunch in Yongin city, Gyeonggi-do Province.<br />And with the Halloween weekend just around the corner, health authorities are tightening virus prevention measures at high-risk places.<br />In fact, major nightclubs in popular Halloween spots like Itaewon have decided to close down over the weekend over virus concerns.<br />With one more new death, the death toll now stands at 462.<br />Kim Dami, Arirang News.<br /><br />
