Gyeongbuk, 40s Returning from the US Confirmed with 'COVID-19' ... Yeongcheon City Total 38 Cases

As of 0:00 on the 30th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk are 1,357... No community infections for 24 consecutive days

On July 22, citizens visiting the Seongpa-gu Public Health Center screening clinic in Seoul are filling out a questionnaire before undergoing a COVID-19 test. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A man in his 40s who stayed in the United States for about a month and then returned to his home in Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk, has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 30th, a 44-year-old man who returned through Incheon Airport on the 28th tested positive at Yeongcheon Public Health Center the next day and was admitted to Andong Medical Center.

Accordingly, as of midnight on that day, the number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased to 1,357 (38 in Yeongcheon City). The number of recovered patients and deaths remained the same as the previous day at 1,293 (95.4%) and 58, respectively.

In the Gyeongbuk area, sporadic overseas inflow cases have continued, including a man in his 30s who entered Pohang City from Mexico on the 19th, a woman in her 30s who entered Chilgok County from the Philippines on the 20th, a 65-year-old Uzbek man who entered Yeongju City from the United Kingdom on the 23rd, a 62-year-old man who entered Andong City from Africa on the 26th, and a 47-year-old Uzbek woman who tested positive upon release from self-quarantine at Gyeongju Public Health Center on the 27th. The confirmed case on the 19th was the first in 13 days.

Despite the occurrence of sporadic overseas inflow cases, community transmission in the 23 cities and counties of Gyeongbuk has not been confirmed for 24 consecutive days.

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