The Korean centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reported 69 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, but another update later Monday will provide more complete data.
The Korean centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the new cases brought the total number of people infected to 7382, while the death toll increased by 1 to 51.
In one of the most affected countries outside mainland China, the rate of new infections dropped to the lowest in 10 days on Sunday.
"I am still very cautious, but I hope we can reach a turning point in the near future," prime minister Zheng Xijun said Monday He then returned to Seoul from the devastated southeast city of Daegu.
Health authorities say the number of new infections has decreased because most of the roughly 200000 followers of the marginal Christian Church in the center of the Daegu epidemic have now been tested.
Jin Gangli, Vice Minister of health, said it was too early for the crisis because new cases were emerging in smaller populations.
"There are still many patients in and around Daegu Although the rate of transmission in other areas is not so fast, sporadic infections continue to occur, "Kim said in a briefing.
South Korea began rationing masks Monday after an export ban on panic buying.
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