Daegu, 'COVID-19' New Cases Quiet for Second Day... Region Maintains 6,894 Cases

Gyeongbuk Province Reports No New COVID-19 Cases for 10th Day, Maintains 1,341 Local Cases

On June 12, center vehicles are parked in the parking lot of Seongsim Daycare Center in Dobong-gu, Seoul, where 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 16th, the Daegu area continued its stable trend for the second consecutive day as no new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported.

According to Daegu City on the 16th, as of midnight, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases remained the same as the previous day at 6,894. The number of recovered patients increased by 4 from the previous day, totaling 6,756 (97.99%). The death toll stands at 185. Currently, 35 confirmed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals (34) and living treatment centers (1).

In Daegu, there were no new confirmed COVID-19 cases for three consecutive days starting from the 9th, but on the 12th, middle school students in Buk-gu and Dalseo-gu tested positive, followed by a family of three returning from France confirmed on the 13th. Additionally, on the 14th, a woman in her 20s living in Dalseo-gu and a man in his 40s returning from Mexico were confirmed positive.

Meanwhile, in the Gyeongbuk region, no new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported for 10 consecutive days as of midnight on the 16th. This 10-day streak without new cases is the longest record since the first confirmed case in Gyeongbuk on February 19.

As of midnight on the day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases remains the same as the previous day at 1,341. The number of recovered patients also remains unchanged at 1,266 (recovery rate 94.40%). The death toll in the Gyeongbuk region remains at 58.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.