Daegu, COVID-19 Kazakh Entrant 'Confirmed'... Local Infections Quiet for 19 Days

As of 0:00 on the 22nd, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu region total 6,937.

On the 22nd, visitors who came to Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, are taking a special tour of Gyeonghoeru Pavilion. Indoor and outdoor viewing facilities such as ancient palaces and royal tombs, which had been closed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), reopened on this day after 55 days./Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Cases of overseas-imported COVID-19 infections are continuing in Daegu. Fortunately, no community infections have occurred for 19 consecutive days.

According to Daegu City on the 22nd, a woman in her 50s living in Suseong-gu who entered from Kazakhstan on the 18th was confirmed positive on the 21st during a test conducted while in self-quarantine and was admitted to Daegu Medical Center.

With this, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu stands at 6,937 (6,881 local infections, 56 overseas-imported). The number of recovered patients and deaths remains the same as the previous day at 6,827 (recovery rate 97.1%) and 186, respectively.

Currently, 19 confirmed patients are undergoing isolation treatment. Among them, 18 are hospitalized in three hospitals nationwide, and one is receiving treatment at a residential treatment center.

In Daegu, following two cases on the 16th, three family members who entered from Uzbekistan were confirmed positive on the 18th. Additionally, on the 19th and 20th, two individuals who entered from India and Syria respectively tested positive and were hospitalized.

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