New COVID-19 cases marked triple digits for the third straight day due to clusters linked to family and social gatherings as well as everyday spaces like the sauna and school.  

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) said that as of 12:00 a.m. Friday, 114 additional people tested positive for the virus, raising the country's accumulated total to 26-thousand-385.

Of the new cases, 93 were local infections while 21 were imported.