Daily COVID-19 cases dropped by about eight-thousand from the previous day to the 30-thousand range as the outbreak continues to subside.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Sunday that 34-thousand-764 infections were reported throughout Saturday, including 241 from overseas.

The country's cumulative caseload came to around 24 million-394-thousand.

The tally is up by some 65-hundred from a week ago during the Chuseok holiday but dropped by 37-thousand from two weeks ago.

The number of seriously or critically ill hospitalized patients rose by 12 from the previous day to 489.

Saturday reported 46 deaths, raising the death toll to 27-thousand-828. The fatality rate stands at zero-point-11 percent.

The occupancy rate of ICU beds for critically ill COVID-19 patients nationwide marked 28-point-eight percent.