Daegu, 2 Local COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... Kindergarten Student Infection Route Raises Alarm

As of 0:00 on the 29th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu have increased to 6,906.

On June 17, visitors are viewing the exhibition "New Solidarity" at the Daegu Art Museum in Suseong-gu, Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Dongwook Park] As of midnight on the 29th, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Daegu area increased by 2.

According to Daegu City, the new confirmed cases include a 6-year-old boy, A, residing in Dong-gu, who tested positive after visiting the Fatima Hospital screening clinic with fever symptoms. The other case is a colleague at the workplace (located in Chungbuk) of the Daejeon patient number 105, who was classified as a close contact and tested positive during the examination.

The quarantine authorities conducted COVID-19 tests on 141 individuals, including 110 kindergarten students and 31 staff members at the kindergarten attended by boy A. As a result, 138 tested negative, and 3 are currently awaiting test results.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the 29th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu was recorded at 6,906, an increase of 2 from the previous day. The number of recovered patients is 6,785 (97%), and the death toll remains at 185. Among the 28 confirmed patients in the Daegu area, 26 are hospitalized and receiving treatment at six hospitals nationwide, and 2 are being treated at a residential treatment center.

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