A 9th Grade Student in Daegu Tests Positive for COVID-19... Close Contact Teachers and Students Under Emergency Investigation

First COVID-19 Case in Daegu Area After 8 Days... Total Confirmed Cases 6,889 as of Midnight on the 12th

As the daytime high temperatures in Daegu and Gyeongbuk continue to exceed 35 degrees Celsius day after day, medical staff are taking a short break at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up in the parking lot of Dalseo-gu Public Health Center in Daegu on June 10. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A third-year middle school student in Daegu was confirmed as a positive case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on the 12th. This is the first new COVID-19 case in the Daegu area in four days since the 8th.

According to Daegu City on the 12th, a male third-year middle school student in Buk-gu showed symptoms of fever and cough the day before and tested positive after being examined at a public health center screening clinic. It was confirmed that the student did not attend school or go to any academies on the day symptoms appeared.

Health authorities conducted tests on five family members late that night, all of whom tested negative. Currently, 23 people, including 15 students who had close contact and 9 staff members, are undergoing diagnostic tests and awaiting results. Daegu City and health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation to identify the infection route of the student.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by one to 6,889, and the death toll rose by one to 185. So far, 6,738 people (96.7%) have recovered, and 48 confirmed patients are receiving treatment at hospitals and residential treatment centers or are in self-quarantine.

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