Daily COVID-19 cases jumped by some 40-thousand from a day ago to surpass 50-thousand on Tuesday amid growing concerns about another wave of the pandemic.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that 58-thousand-379 cases were newly compiled on Monday, including 68 overseas infections, bringing the total caseload to around 25 million-615-thousand.

The daily tally more than tripled from Monday, when the figure was much lower due to fewer tests administered over the weekend.

The tally rose by some 14-thousand from a week ago and about 25-thousand from two weeks ago, indicating a clear uptick in infections. It was the largest in eight weeks for Tuesday tallies since some 100-thousand cases on September 6.

The number of seriously or critically ill patients remained unchanged at 288.

Monday reported 33 deaths, raising the death toll to 29-thousand-209 with the fatality rate at zero-point-11 percent.