Daegu Reports No New COVID-19 Cases... Regional Total Remains at 6,888

As a heatwave with temperatures exceeding 33 degrees continues day after day in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, various frozen desserts are waiting for customers' hands at Lotte Mart Chilseong Branch in Daegu on the 8th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] No new confirmed cases were reported on the 9th in Daegu, where concerns about the spread of local infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arose two days ago due to a confirmed case of a 20-year-old academy instructor.

According to Daegu City, as of midnight on the 9th, the number of confirmed cases in the region remains at 6,888, the same as the previous day.

Regarding the woman in her 30s who returned from the United States and was confirmed positive the day before, no family infections have been identified so far. This woman, who lives in Dalseong-gun, was confirmed positive in a test conducted just before the end of her 14-day self-quarantine after entering through Incheon Airport from the United States on the 25th of last month.

The number of recovered patients in Daegu was recorded at 6,727 (96.5%, national average 89.3%) with two discharges the previous day. The death toll remains at 184. Among the 59 confirmed patients currently in Daegu, 57 are receiving treatment at eight hospitals nationwide. Of the remaining two, one is hospitalized at a living treatment center, and one is waiting at home.

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