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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Four additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Gyeongbuk have increased the total to 1,268.


According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 5th, as of midnight, two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gyeongju, and one each in Bonghwa and Andong within a day.


In Bonghwa, one nurse tested positive, and one caregiver at the county-run nursing hospital, which is under cohort isolation, also tested positive.


In Andong, a man in his 70s working in agriculture tested positive after being examined for pneumonia.


One of the cases in Gyeongju is the daughter of a confirmed patient who tested positive after being tested for release from self-quarantine, and the other case is currently under epidemiological investigation.



The number of recovered patients in Gyeongbuk increased by 18 from the previous day, totaling 845, and the death toll remains at 48.


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