A Family in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk Confirmed with COVID-19... Concerns Over n-th Generation Infection Spread

1-2 Days Visiting Relatives in Gyeongsan from Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Confirmed Cases in Mother and Daughter, Then Aunt Also Infected
...As of Midnight on the 4th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 1,363

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Following the confirmed cases of a mother and daughter living in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, who visited relatives in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, one member of their close-contact family was diagnosed positive after two days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 4th, a 37-year-old woman and her 4-month-old daughter tested positive at the Gyeongsan Public Health Center on the 1st and 2nd, respectively. Subsequently, a 55-year-old aunt of the woman in her 30s was also confirmed positive on the 3rd while under self-quarantine and was admitted to Andong Medical Center.

The 37-year-old woman residing in Seongnam was tested at the Gyeongsan Public Health Center on the 31st after being notified of her mother's positive diagnosis following her visit to relatives in Gyeongsan on the 29th of last month. She tested positive, and her 4-month-old child was confirmed positive the following day.

It was identified that when the woman visited her relatives in Gyeongsan, she brought her parents and daughter in her own car. Her mother was classified as a close contact of a confirmed case in the Gyeonggi area, was instructed to self-quarantine, and returned home to Seongnam, where she later received a positive diagnosis. Gyeongsan City and health authorities have placed eight people who had contact with this woman under self-quarantine and are tracing the infection route.

As of midnight on the 4th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area has risen to 1,363. The number of recovered patients reached 1,295 after two were discharged the previous day. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.

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