Daegu, COVID-19 Confirmed in Foreigners in Their 20s Before Departure... 6,901 Cases Reported Locally

No Local Infection Cases Reported from 60s Couple as of 23rd at 00:00

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, a foreigner without symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) tested positive in a diagnostic test before departure.

According to Daegu City on the 23rd, a man in his 20s residing in Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, and working at a company was confirmed as a COVID-19 case.

This asymptomatic man was found to be infected with COVID-19 after undergoing a diagnostic test at the screening clinic of Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital the day before to return to his home country. Daegu City and health authorities are currently identifying the confirmed patient's movement routes and contacts.

As of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by one to 6,901. The number of recovered patients is 6,770 (96.8%), and the number of deaths is 185. Currently, 36 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals and residential treatment centers.

Meanwhile, on the 20th, a couple in their 60s to 70s residing in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, was confirmed as new COVID-19 cases, leading to consecutive cases of community infection. Non-imported community infection cases occurred for the first time in six days since a woman in her 20s in Dalseo-gu was confirmed positive on the 14th. The next day, their daughter, a woman in her 30s residing in Suseong-gu, was confirmed positive, and on the 22nd, a female acquaintance in her 60s of hers also tested positive.

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