Daily COVID-19 cases remained in the 20-thousand range for a second day as the outbreak continues to subside. 

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Friday, 23-thousand-583 infections were reported throughout the previous day, including 60 from overseas. 

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

The daily tally is down by some 33-hundred from a day ago, but increased by about 13-hundred from a week ago. The figure dropped by some five-thousand from two weeks ago. 
 
The number of seriously or critically ill patients fell by 29 from the previous day to 237, remaining in the 200s for the third consecutive day.  

Thursday reported 35 deaths, raising the death toll to 28-thousand-783. The fatality rate remains at zero-point-11 percent.