Gyeongbuk, Quiet for 9 Days with New 'COVID-19' Cases... Longest Regional Record

On June 12, a disinfection vehicle is conducting sanitation work in an alley near Seongsim Daycare Center in Dobong-gu, Seoul, where 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In the Gyeongbuk region, there have been no new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) for nine consecutive days as of the 15th (midnight).

After eight consecutive days without community infections from May 27 to June 3 in Gyeongbuk, sporadic confirmed cases of 1 to 2 people appeared in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, but the situation has calmed down again since the 7th. The nine consecutive days without confirmed cases is the longest record since the first confirmed case in Gyeongbuk on February 19.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 15th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases remained at 1,341 as of midnight, the same as the previous day. The number of recovered patients also remained at 1,266 (recovery rate 94.40%), unchanged from the previous day.

The number of deaths in the Gyeongbuk region also 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.

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