Gyeongbuk Reports No COVID-19 Cases for 'Ten Consecutive Days'... 'Stable' Since Late May

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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 10 consecutive days as of 0:00 on the 16th.

From May 27 to June 3, Gyeongbuk, which had no local infections for eight days, saw sporadic confirmed cases of 1 to 2 people in Yeongcheon and Gumi from June 4 to 6, but the situation has calmed down again since the 7th. The fact that no confirmed cases have appeared for ten consecutive days is the longest record since the first confirmed case in Gyeongbuk on February 19.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 16th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was counted as 1,341, the same as the previous day, as of 0:00. The number of recovered patients remains at 1,266 (recovery rate 94.40%), the same as the previous day.

The number of deaths in the Gyeongbuk region remains at 58. The 17 confirmed patients who have not yet recovered are receiving distributed treatment at Pohang Medical Center (7), 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 Gyeongbuk 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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