Daegu Reports 3 Family Members from Uzbekistan Confirmed with COVID-19... Total 6,932 Cases in the Region

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Sporadic cases of overseas-imported COVID-19 continue in the Daegu area. Following 2 cases on the 16th, 3 members of a family who entered from Uzbekistan on the 18th were also confirmed positive.

According to Daegu City, 3 family members who arrived from Uzbekistan on the 14th underwent testing at the Buk-gu Public Health Center on the 16th during self-quarantine, and were finally confirmed positive on the 17th, leading to their hospitalization at Daegu Medical Center.

As of midnight on the 18th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by 3 from the previous day, totaling 6,932. The number of recovered patients is 6,823, with one discharged the previous day. The death toll reached 186 after a 58-year-old male (confirmed at Jae-mi Ju Hospital) passed away the previous day.

Currently, 17 confirmed patients are undergoing isolation treatment. Among them, 15 are hospitalized in three hospitals nationwide, one is in a residential treatment center, and one is waiting at home.

Meanwhile, on the 16th, two people who arrived from Uzbekistan two days earlier (on the 14th) were confirmed positive at the Dongdaegu Station walking-through screening clinic and were hospitalized at Daegu Medical Center.

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