Gyeongbuk Reports Zero New COVID-19 Cases for Four Consecutive Days... Regional Total Remains at 1,341

On June 8th, medical staff are cooling down with ice packs at the 'COVID-19' screening clinic of Seoul Medical Center in Jungnang-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In the Gyeongbuk region, no new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for four consecutive days as of the 10th (midnight). After eight days without local infections from May 27 to June 3, sporadic cases of 1-2 confirmed patients appeared in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, but the situation has calmed down again.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 10th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases remained at 1,341 as of midnight, the same as the previous day. There were no discharges the day before, so the number of recovered patients stayed at 1,263, maintaining a recovery rate of 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).

Earlier, on the 6th, the father of brothers attending Daegu Agricultural Meister High School living in Gumi tested positive, and 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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