Gyeongbuk, 30s Returning from Mexico Confirmed Positive... Local Community Quiet for Two Weeks

'COVID-19' Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Total 1,352... 54th Case in Pohang

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in South Africa announced on July 19 that a total of 17 Korean nationals will return home this weekend amid the severe spread of COVID-19 in South Africa. The photo shows passengers of the Qatar Airways special flight standing in front of the bus to the airport on the 18th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk, a new confirmed case of COVID-19 from an overseas import was reported for the first time in 13 days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 20th, a 38-year-old man who had been staying in Mexico since February returned to Korea through Incheon Airport on the 18th and was tested at the screening clinic of Pohang Nam-gu Public Health Center. He was notified of a positive diagnosis on the 19th. He was admitted to Andong Medical Center.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased to 1,352 as of midnight on the 20th. The number of recovered patients was counted as 1,290 after one patient who had been hospitalized at Andong Medical Center was discharged the previous day. The death toll remained at 58.

The overseas imported infection case in the Gyeongbuk area on this day marks the 13th day since the 6th. There have been no new infections through community transmission since the 5th.

Meanwhile, the causes of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk are as follows: 473 from Shincheonji Church, 116 from Cheongdo Daenam Hospital, 68 from Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home, 65 from Gyeongsan Seoyoyang Hospital, 41 from Yecheon local infections, 29 from overseas pilgrimage, 25 from Chilgok Milal Disabled Facility, and 36 from overseas imports. The infection routes of the remaining 499 cases have not been identified.

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