Daily COVID-19 cases registered in the 330-thousands for a second day on Friday. 

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Saturday that 335-thousand-580 infections were confirmed throughout Friday, of which just 49 were from overseas.

The tally is down by some 45-thousand from a week ago and 48-thousand from two weeks prior.

Authorities believe the current wave has passed its peak and the caseload is gradually declining.

Friday saw 323 fatalities, pushing up the death toll to 14-thousand-617. The fatality rate stands at zero-point-13 percent.

The number of critically ill patients is up by 79 to one-thousand-164 as the figure stays above one thousand for 19 straight days.

Over one-point-nine million people are recovering from COVID-19 at home. 

On the vaccination front, 86-point-seven percent of the population are double jabbed and over 63 percent have received a booster shot.