Gyeongbuk, 'COVID-19' New Cases Quiet for Third Day... Cumulative Total Maintains at 1,341

On the 8th, the Gwanak-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is temporarily suspending medical services due to COVID-19, as secondary infections related to Richway, a multi-level marketing company selling health products for the elderly, continue to spread. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In the Gyeongbuk region, no new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported for the third consecutive day as of midnight on the 9th.

After eight days without local infections from May 27 to June 3, sporadic cases of 1 to 2 people each appeared in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, raising concerns about the spread of transmission.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 9th, 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 1,263 as one patient hospitalized at Andong Medical Center was discharged the day before. The recovery rate is 94.18%.

The number of deaths in the Gyeongbuk region stands at 58. Twenty confirmed patients who have not yet recovered are receiving distributed treatment at Pohang Medical Center (9), Andong Medical Center (6), Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital (4), and National Medical Center (1).

Previously, on the 6th, the father of brothers who are students at Daegu Agricultural Meister High School living in Gumi was confirmed 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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