Gyeongbuk COVID-19 Recovery Rate at 92% ... No Local Infections for 15 Days

On the 18th, Coreopsis, a representative summer flower, is in full bloom, creating a golden wave at the Riverside Citizens' Park in Taehwa-dong, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk Province, there have been no new local confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) for 15 consecutive days.

On the 12th and 14th, one overseas entrant each in the Gyeongsan area was confirmed positive, but no local infections have occurred since the 4th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 19th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases remains at 1,326, the same as the previous day. No deaths have occurred, keeping the death toll at 58. Four patients were discharged the previous day, increasing the number of recovered patients to 1,214, raising the recovery rate to 91.55%. Currently, 58 confirmed patients in the Gyeongbuk area are undergoing isolation treatment at 12 hospitals nationwide, including the National Medical Center.

By cause of confirmed cases: Shincheonji 473, Cheongdo Daenam Hospital 116, Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home 68, Gyeongsan Seo Nursing Hospital 65, Yecheon local infection 41, pilgrimage 29, Milal 25, overseas inflow 24. The remaining 485 cases have unidentified infection routes.

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