Gyeongbuk, COVID-19 New Cases Calm for 7 Days... Regional Cases Maintain at 1,341

On June 12, a disinfection vehicle is conducting sanitation work in an alley near Seongsim Daycare Center in Dobong-gu, Seoul, where 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported.
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[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 7th consecutive day as of midnight on the 13th.

In Gyeongbuk, where there were no local infections for eight consecutive days from May 27 to June 3, sporadic confirmed cases of 1 to 2 people appeared in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, but the situation has been quiet again since the 7th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 13th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was counted as 1,341, the same as the previous day, as of midnight. The number of recovered patients was also the same as the previous day at 1,265 (recovery rate 94.33%).

The number of deaths in the Gyeongbuk region remains at 58. The 18 confirmed patients who have not yet recovered are receiving distributed treatment at Pohang Medical Center (8), Andong Medical Center (5), Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital (4), and National Medical Center (1).

Earlier, on the 6th, the father of brothers who are students at Daegu Agricultural Meister High School living in Gumi was confirmed positive, and on the 5th, a female teacher in her 20s at Gyeongsan Food Meister High School in Yeongcheon, residing in Gyeongsan, was confirmed positive. On the 4th, one overseas entrant each in Pohang and Yeongcheon was confirmed positive.

Meanwhile, in Daegu, a third-year middle school student in Buk-gu was confirmed as a COVID-19 case on the 12th, increasing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region to 6,889. The new confirmed cases in Daegu on this day came after four days since the 8th.

As a result of diagnostic tests conducted on 24 people, including 15 students and 9 staff members who had close contact on this day, all tested negative. Five family members also tested negative.

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