Gyeongbuk Reports 1 Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Imported from Abroad... Local Infections Remain at Zero for 18 Consecutive Days

British Self-Quarantine Release Tested Positive at Yeongju Health Center on 23rd
As of 0:00 on 24th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 1,354

Due to the shock of COVID-19, the South Korean economy shrank by more than 3% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter. On this day, a store in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul remains vacant. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk, one new case of COVID-19 was confirmed as an imported case from overseas after three days. Fortunately, no community infections have been reported for 18 consecutive days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 24th, a 65-year-old male of Uzbek nationality who entered Incheon International Airport from the United Kingdom on the 14th tested positive in a specimen test conducted at Yeongju Public Health Center on the 23rd, just before being released from temporary quarantine facilities. The man was immediately admitted to Andong Medical Center on the same day.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased to 1,354. The number of recovered patients and deaths remained the same as the previous day at 1,292 (recovery rate 95.4%) and 58, respectively. Currently, four patients are receiving inpatient treatment at Andong Medical Center (3 patients) and other regional hospitals.

In the Gyeongbuk area, the record of 12 consecutive days without COVID-19 cases was broken by the confirmation of a man in his 30s who entered Pohang from Mexico on the 19th and a woman in her 30s who entered Chilgok County from the Philippines on the 20th; however, no community infections have occurred for 18 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 38 imported cases from overseas. The infection routes of the remaining 499 cases have not been identified.

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