Gyeongbuk Province, Rapid Increase in 'COVID-19' Patients

Shincheonji Daegu Church attended by the 31st confirmed patient, the first infected case in Daegu. Photo by Yoon Yoseop

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju-cheol In] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Gyeongbuk region is rapidly increasing.

According to health authorities on the 20th, a total of 7 suspected patients were confirmed in the Gyeongbuk region: 2 in Cheongdo, 1 in Yeongcheon, 1 in Sangju, and 3 in Gyeongsan.

Accordingly, a total of 10 COVID-19 confirmed cases have occurred in Gyeongbuk, including 3 already confirmed in the Yeongcheon area.

However, except for the 3 confirmed cases in Yeongcheon, the other 7 have not yet been assigned patient numbers by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The two confirmed male patients aged 57 and 59 in the psychiatric ward of Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo have no records of going out or visits in the past month, causing concern among health authorities.

Health authorities are considering relocating all 99 residents of Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo to other facilities.

Also, among the contacts of patient number 31, the first infected person in Daegu who attended the Shincheonji Daegu Church, 83 people have ties to Gyeongbuk (69 in Gyeongsan, 1 in Gyeongju, 6 in Goryeong, 1 in Gumi, 4 in Chilgok), raising concerns about additional confirmed cases.

Below is the status of patients in Gyeongbuk Province.

(Age. Gender. Residence. Current symptoms. Underlying conditions. Hospitalized hospital)

▲37th (47 years old. Male. Yeongcheon-si. Fever, headache, chills. Kyungpook National University Hospital)

▲39th (61 years old. Female. Yeongcheon-si. Chills, muscle pain. Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital)

▲41st (69 years old. Female. Yeongcheon-si. Headache, cough, sputum, sore throat. Diabetes. Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital)

▲A (57 years old. Male. Cheongdo-gun. Fever, cough, sore throat. Hypertension. Pohang Medical Center)

▲B (59 years old. Male. Cheongdo-gun. Fever. Hypertension. Pohang Medical Center)

▲C (22 years old. Male. Yeongcheon-si. Fever, sputum, headache. Pohang Medical Center)

▲D (30 years old. Female. Gyeongsan-si. Fever, cough, sputum, muscle pain. Pohang Medical Center)

▲E (49 years old. Male. Gyeongsan-si. Fever, chills. Transferred from Pohang Medical Center to Nam-gu, Daegu)

▲F (22 years old. Female. Sangju-si. Fever. Gimcheon Medical Center)

▲G (20 years old. Female. Gyeongsan-si. Fever, cough. Andong Medical Center)

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