Gyeongbuk Reports Zero Local COVID-19 Infections for Six Consecutive Days... Recovery Rate at 93%

The photo shows the Mokdong academy district in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, where an emergency was declared after a high school student's family tested positive for COVID-19 on May 31.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongsangbuk-do, no new cases of community transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported for six consecutive days since the 27th (as of midnight).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 1st, as of midnight, no new confirmed cases were reported the previous day, keeping the total number of confirmed cases at 1,337. Among the confirmed cases, one patient who had been hospitalized at Pohang Medical Center was declared fully recovered, increasing the total number of recovered patients to 1,249, raising the recovery rate to 93.41%.

Meanwhile, in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, after the confirmation of COVID-19 in a university student and a high school student brothers on the 21st, nine people were confirmed positive within five days, centered around Elim Church and Saemaeul Central Market.

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