As of 0:00 on the 21st, Daegu cumulative confirmed cases reach 6,899
Local infections occur again after 6 days since the previous day
New confirmed cases include family of a couple in their 60s confirmed on the 20th

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 21st, a woman in her 30s living in Suseong-gu, Daegu, was confirmed as a new case of COVID-19.


According to Daegu City on the 21st, this woman is a family member of a couple in their 60s to 70s who were confirmed positive the day before. She tested positive after being examined at the Suseong-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 20th. Health authorities are currently conducting quarantine operations to identify the source of infection within this family.


As of midnight on the 21st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu has increased to 6,899. Currently, there are 40 confirmed patients. Thirty-eight are hospitalized in seven hospitals nationwide, and two are receiving treatment at residential treatment centers.


The number of recovered patients increased by one the previous day, totaling 6,764 (recovery rate 96.8%). The death toll remains unchanged at 185 as of the previous day.



Meanwhile, on the 20th, a couple in their 60s to 70s living in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, was confirmed as new COVID-19 cases. This local infection case, not imported from overseas, is the first in six days since a woman in her 20s in Dalseo-gu was confirmed positive on the 14th.


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