Three Family Members Returning from Abroad in Daegu Confirmed with COVID-19... Total Cases Reach 6,892

On June 8, students at Wonmuk High School in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, are waiting in line to get tested for COVID-19 at a temporary screening clinic set up at the school.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Three family members who returned from overseas in Daegu have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daegu City on the 13th, A (54), his wife B (54), and their son (24), who reside in Buk-gu, returned from France on the 11th and were confirmed positive for COVID-19 after testing at Dongdaegu Station. They were diagnosed positive during self-quarantine after arrival and have been hospitalized and receiving treatment at Daegu Dongsan Hospital since the 12th.

As of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by 3 to 6,892, while the death toll remained the same at 185. The number of recovered patients increased by 6 to 6,744 (recovery rate 96.7%), and 45 confirmed patients are receiving treatment at hospitals and residential treatment centers or are in self-quarantine.

Meanwhile, all 24 close contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case, a middle school 3rd-grade student in Buk-gu, Daegu, confirmed on the 12th, tested negative. According to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, health authorities conducted specimen tests on 24 individuals, including 15 students and 9 teachers who had close contact with the confirmed middle school student, and all tested negative. Additionally, five family members of the student who underwent screening tests late the previous night also tested negative.

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