On June 4th, a water cannon truck belonging to Jung-gu Office sprayed a strong stream of water in Dongsung-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, cooling down the heat on the street.

On June 4th, a water cannon truck belonging to Jung-gu Office sprayed a strong stream of water in Dongsung-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, cooling down the heat on the street.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] One additional confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been reported in Daegu.


According to Daegu City on the 8th, as of midnight, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by one from the previous day to 6,888. The additional confirmed case is a woman in her 30s who returned from the United States and was quarantined at her home in Dalseong-gun.


The woman tested positive in a test conducted before the end of her two-week self-quarantine after entering through Incheon International Airport on the 25th of last month.



Currently, the number of recovered patients in Daegu is 6,725 (96.5%), following the discharge of two patients the previous day. Sixty-one patients are receiving treatment in nine hospitals nationwide, and one patient is under self-quarantine. The death toll remains unchanged at 184 as of the previous day.


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