South Korea confirmed 107 new coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the national total to 8,086, according to the South Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

It was the lowest daily increase since February 22, and followed a week-long trend of diminishing case numbers.

Of the new cases, 62 are from the southern city of Daegu, where the outbreak has been concentrated. Another six are from North Gyeongsang Province, which surrounds Daegu. About 88% of all cases nationwide are from Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.

Thirteen new cases are from Seoul, where a new cluster was identified at a call center this week.

The KCDC also confirmed another five coronavirus deaths, taking the country’s toll to 72.

Slowdown after aggressive response: Earlier this week, South Korea’s health minister told CNN he hoped the country had «passed the peak» of the outbreak.

Numbers spiked in February, with clusters linked to the Shincheonji religious group — and officials responded with fast, accessible testing, contact tracing, and a widespread public health campaign.

Authorities also turned to creative technologies like GPS to monitor home quarantines and a smartphone app to collect citizens’ symptom reports every day.