A man in his 20s tests positive for 'COVID-19' in Daegu... Cumulative confirmed cases reach 6,872

On the morning of the 20th, students are seen going to school in front of Gyeongbuk Girls' High School, Jung-gu, Daegu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, a man in his 20s tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 6,872.

According to Daegu City on the 20th, this man was exposed to a confirmed case at the end of February and showed symptoms of anosmia, but tested negative at that time. It is reported that he recently voluntarily requested another test despite having no symptoms.

The health authorities are investigating the cause of this asymptomatic man's positive test result in collaboration with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, while taking measures to prevent further infections.

In Daegu, from the 15th to the 18th, 1 to 3 new cases were reported daily, but on the 19th (the previous day), zero cases were recorded.

There were no deaths reported the previous day either, maintaining the death toll at 178 as of midnight on the 20th. The number of patients confirmed to have recovered in one day was 94 (all in hospitals), increasing the total recovered cases to 6,577. The recovery rate stands at 95.7% (nationally 90.6%).

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 20th, 391 people who underwent testing due to visits to Itaewon, Seoul, all tested negative.

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