Daily COVID-19 cases fell below 30-thousand as the outbreak continues to subside.

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Thursday, 26-thousand-957 infections were reported throughout the previous day, including 71 from overseas.

The country's cumulative caseload came to around 25 million.

The daily tally is down by some 16-hundred from a week ago and nearly four-thousand from two weeks ago, indicating the modest decline in infections.

The figure is the lowest in 14 weeks for a Thursday tally.

The number of seriously or critically ill patients rose by three from the previous day to 266.

Wednesday reported 25 deaths, raising the death toll to 28-thousand-748. The fatality rate remains at zero-point-11 percent.