Gyeongbuk, COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Quiet Again... Cumulative Total Maintains at 1,341

On the morning of June 2nd, a child is seen going to school at an elementary school in Seoul.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In the Gyeongbuk region, no new positive cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed on the 8th (as of midnight), continuing from the previous day.

Since May 27, there had been no local infections in Gyeongbuk for eight consecutive days until June 3. However, from the 4th to the 6th, sporadic cases of 1 to 2 people each emerged in Yeongcheon and Gumi, raising concerns about the spread of transmission.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 8th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases remained at 1,341 as of midnight, the same as the previous day. The number of recovered patients increased to 1,262 as five patients hospitalized at Andong Medical Center were discharged. The recovery rate stands at 94.10%.

The number of deaths in the Gyeongbuk region is 58. Twenty-one confirmed patients who have not yet recovered are receiving distributed treatment at Pohang Medical Center (9), Andong Medical Center (7), Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital (4), and National Medical Center (1).

Earlier, on the 6th, the father of brothers who are students at Daegu Agricultural Meister High School living in Gumi tested positive. On the 5th, a female teacher in her 20s at Gyeongbuk Food Meister High School in Yeongcheon, residing in Gyeongsan, was confirmed positive. On the 4th, one overseas entrant each in Pohang and Yeongcheon tested positive.

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