Gyeongbuk COVID-19 Cases Increase by 10 from Previous Day...Total Recoveries Reach 411 (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] The daily additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Gyeongbuk dropped to 10.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 22nd, as of midnight, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was 1,200 (self-reported), an increase of 10 from the previous day.

Six new cases occurred in Gyeongju, and three additional cases were reported in Gyeongsan, including confirmed patients from Seoyoyang Nursing Hospital. One case increased in Seongju.

The daily additional confirmed cases peaked at 122 on the 6th, then the upward trend slowed, stabilizing in single digits before rising to 10 on the 18th, 18 on the 19th, 10 on the 20th, and then sharply increasing to 40 on the 21st due to a cluster infection at Seoyoyang Nursing Hospital in Gyeongsan.

The number of recovered patients increased by 33, reaching 411. The total deaths in Gyeongbuk remain at 28.

Meanwhile, after a cluster infection occurred at Seoyoyang Nursing Hospital in Gyeongsan, the province began COVID-19 testing for all 2,915 residents (1,717 patients and 1,198 staff) in 11 nursing hospitals in the Gyeongsan area. Separately, 5% of patients and staff in all nursing hospitals across the province are being tested as a sample.

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