Gyeongbuk, Quiet for 8 Days with New 'COVID-19' Cases... Second Longest Streak in June

On the night of June 11 around 10 PM, passengers are disembarking from the West Green ship that arrived at Jeodong Port, Ulleung, Gyeongbuk. This vessel operated by Daejeo Shipping experienced engine trouble that day and received an order to improve its facilities.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In the Gyeongbuk region, there have been zero new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) for eight consecutive days as of the 14th (midnight).

After no local infections for eight days from May 27 to June 3, sporadic confirmed cases of 1 to 2 people each appeared in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, but the situation has calmed down again since the 7th. This is the second time since the first confirmed case in Gyeongbuk on February 19 that no confirmed cases have appeared for eight consecutive days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 14th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was recorded as 1,341, the same as the previous day, as of midnight. The number of recovered patients increased to 1,266 (recovery rate 94.40%) as one patient was discharged from Pohang Medical Center the day before.

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 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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