One More Local COVID-19 Infection in Daegu...Total Confirmed Cases Reach 6,871

As of 0:00 on the 18th, the recovery rate rose to 94.2% with 4 discharges the previous day

A large primitive man sculpture located on Sanghwa-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, wearing a mask. The sculpture is a 20m long and 6m high stone statue depicting a primitive man in a deep sleep.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] A woman in her 60s from Daegu who had contact with a confirmed case tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daegu City on the 18th, a woman in her 60s, whose residence is in Busan, stayed at her sister's house in Daegu and visited the home of a confirmed female case in her 70s (Seogu Wondae-dong) on the 12th, after which she contracted COVID-19. She is currently showing no particular symptoms and is receiving inpatient treatment at Daegu Dongsan Hospital.

The health authorities confirmed the new infection in the woman in her 60s during an epidemiological investigation after the woman in her 70s tested positive on the 16th during a full screening before participating in a senior job project.

Accordingly, as of midnight on that day, the number of confirmed cases in Daegu rose to 6,871. The death toll increased to 178 after a 71-year-old male confirmed case passed away the previous day. This man, who had been suffering from myocardial infarction, was diagnosed positive on March 9 and was receiving treatment at Daegu Catholic University Hospital when he died at 11:39 p.m. on the 15th.

With four patients (all from hospitals) discharged in the Daegu area the previous day, the total number of recovered patients increased to 6,470 (3,431 in hospitals, 2,844 in residential treatment centers, and 195 at home), resulting in a recovery rate of 94.2%.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 17th, 381 people who were tested due to visits to Itaewon and other reasons all received negative results.

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