Gyeongbuk Reports No Local COVID-19 Infections for Several Consecutive Days... Total Local Cases Reach 1,353

As of 0:00 on the 23rd, 3 confirmed patients are hospitalized for treatment

On July 22, a citizen visiting the health center screening clinic in Songpa-gu, Seoul, is undergoing a COVID-19 test. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongbuk has maintained a stable condition as no new cases of community transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported for 17 consecutive days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 23rd, no new patients were reported the previous day, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 1,353 as of midnight on that day. The number of recovered patients and deaths remain the same as the previous day at 1,292 (recovery rate 95.4%) and 58, respectively. Currently, three patients are receiving inpatient treatment at Andong Medical Center (2 patients) and other regional hospitals.

In the Gyeongbuk area, the streak of 12 days without new COVID-19 cases was broken by a man in his 30s who entered Pohang City from Mexico on the 19th and a woman in her 30s who entered Chilgok County from the Philippines on the 20th; however, no community transmission has occurred for ten consecutive days.

Meanwhile, the sources of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk are as follows: Shincheonji Church with 473 cases, Cheongdo Daenam Hospital 116 cases, Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home 68 cases, Gyeongsan Seo Nursing Hospital 65 cases, Yecheon local infections 41 cases, overseas pilgrimage 29 cases, Chilgok Milal Disabled Facility 25 cases, and 37 cases imported from overseas. The infection routes of the remaining 499 cases are unknown.

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