South Korea’s daily COVID-19 tally was in the single digits Tuesday, hovering around 10 for the fourth day in a row, health authorities said.

Nine people were officially sickened by COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to date to 10,683 as of Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One patient died, putting the death toll at 237. Five of the new patients were from overseas.

Four cases were reported in the capital region -- two in Seoul and two in Gyeonggi Province -- while two cases were confirmed in Daegu and three at airport checkpoints, the KCDC said.

A total of 99 people were declared virus-free, pushing the number of people sent home after recovery to 8,213.

By Kim Bo-gyung (lisakim425@heraldcorp.com)