COVID-19 Positivity Rate of 'Shincheonji' Dropped Sharply from Over 80% to 28%

220 out of 813 Shincheonji members confirmed positive yesterday

On the 2nd, at a press conference held at the Peace Palace of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, Chairman Lee Man-hee is listening to reporters' questions through an official. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Daegu·Gyeongbuk=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jewon] The positive rate of COVID-19 among Shincheonji Church members has significantly decreased compared to the initial stages.

According to Daegu City on the 5th, out of 813 Shincheonji members who received COVID-19 diagnostic tests the previous day, 220 were confirmed positive, showing a positive rate of 27.9%.

This is a significantly lower figure compared to the initial positive rate, which reached the 80% range.

Even considering that testing was initially focused on symptomatic individuals, analysis suggests that the spread centered around Shincheonji members is somewhat decreasing.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the same day, a total of 27,509 diagnostic tests were conducted in Daegu. Among these, 19,051 tests (69.3%) were conducted on the general public, and 8,458 tests (30.7%) were conducted on Shincheonji members.

Among the 10,914 Shincheonji members managed by Daegu City, 77.5% have undergone diagnostic testing. Of the 6,540 people whose test results have been notified, 3,394 (51.9%) have been confirmed positive.

At the regular briefing on the morning of the same day, Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin stated, "Daegu City's policy is to conduct a full investigation on Shincheonji members," adding, "Shincheonji members must receive a negative test result to be released from self-quarantine."

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