Gyeongbuk, Local COVID-19 Infections Quiet for 19 Days... Overseas Influx Also Temporarily Halted

As of 0:00 on the 25th, Gyeongbuk's cumulative confirmed cases remain at 1,344

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] No new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the 25th in the Gyeongbuk region, where sporadic overseas imported cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been occurring since last weekend.

According to Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 25th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in 23 cities and counties in Gyeongbuk remains at 1,344, the same as the previous day. The number of recovered patients is 1,275 (Gyeongbuk's own tally), unchanged from the previous day, and the death toll is 58. Community infections have not appeared for 19 consecutive days since the 6th.

Meanwhile, on the 24th, a 38-year-old woman of Kazakhstani nationality was confirmed as a COVID-19 case in Gyeongbuk. The woman, who entered through Incheon Airport on the 22nd, was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 23rd while under self-quarantine in Seonggeon-dong, Gyeongju City.

Previously, on the 22nd and 20th, one Bangladeshi person in Gyeongsan and Goryeong respectively tested positive as overseas imported cases. The case on the 20th was the first overseas imported case in 14 days.

On the 6th, the father of brothers attending 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 City, residing in Gyeongsan, was confirmed positive. On the 4th, one overseas entrant each in Pohang City and Yeongcheon City tested positive.

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