3 Confirmed Cases in Daegu Including High School Senior, Woman in 70s, and American... Total 6,878 Cases

On the first day of the second phase of school reopening on the 27th, it was reported that one 12th-grade student at Oseong High School in Suseong-gu, Daegu tested positive for COVID-19, and access to Oseong High School was restricted that morning.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] With three additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the cumulative number of infected people in the Daegu area has increased to 6,878.

According to Daegu City on the 27th, one third-year student at Oseong High School was confirmed positive on the 26th, a day before the second phase of school reopening. This student showed coughing symptoms on the 21st, the day after the first phase of school reopening, and did not attend school until the 24th following the school's recommendation. On the 25th, the student tested positive at a public health center screening clinic.

Daegu City conducted diagnostic tests on eight other students from the same school and 16 family members who had contact with the confirmed student during the self-quarantine period, and is investigating additional contacts.

Also, a woman in her 70s (Janggi-dong, Dalseo-gu) who was about to participate in a senior job project was confirmed positive during a full investigation, and a man in his 30s from the United States who entered through Incheon Airport on the 25th was found positive at the Dongdaegu Station walk-through test.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 27th, the number of recovered patients in Daegu reached 6,643 (96.6%) with four discharged the previous day, and the death toll was recorded at 180. Among 6,281 overseas arrivals, 6,251 have undergone diagnostic testing. Of these, 32 tested positive, 6,145 tested negative, and 74 are awaiting test results.

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